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Michael J. Fox
accentuates
the positive
“BY STEVE FISHER
I’m about 19 years
after diagnosis. I
don’t think anyone
would think I would
be as vital as I am now 18 years
ago,” observes actor, social activist and family man Michael J. Fox
about his life with Parkinson’s
disease (PD). “I don’t see any end
to that. I have plans to do things,
and on a big level nothing much
slows me down. A lot of that has
to do with attitude.”
The Parkinson’s diagnosis
led to his early retirement from
full-time acting, and his life up
BEN BAKER/REDUX
