Michael J. Fox is giving fans an honest, encouraging update on what it's really like to live with Parkinson's disease more than 25 years after his diagnosis went public.
In a new interview with People, the 65-year-old actor admitted that "things have gotten harder over the years" as tremors and balance issues have become more pronounced. Still, Fox said he remains privileged to spend his time and energy fighting to help cure the disease that changed the course of his life.
The update comes as Fox is being honored with the Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award, one of the most prestigious recognitions in American medicine, sometimes called "America's Nobel." The award celebrates his work founding the Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2000, which has since funded more than $3 billion in Parkinson's research. Past recipients of the honor include Bill and Melinda Gates and the late Christopher Reeve.
Fox said the recognition means far more to him than personal achievement - he described it as belonging just as much to researchers, clinicians, and the patients and families who inspire the mission every day.
The health update also arrives as Fox continues acting again, recently returning to the Apple TV+ comedy "Shrinking," where he plays a Parkinson's patient who becomes a mentor to Harrison Ford's character. Fox has said the role lets him keep doing what he loves while showing others that a diagnosis doesn't have to mean stepping out of life.
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