Michael J. Fox Addresses His Mortality & Knows He Won't Live Until 80

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Michael J. Fox is getting candid about life and death. The 61-year-old actor spoke in an interview with CBS Sunday Mornings, and got honest about knowing that his time Earthside will come to an end sooner rather than later amid his battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Keep reading to find out more… In a first look clip, Michael addresses his mortality. “My life is set up so…I can pack Parkinson’s along with me if I have to,” he shares, explaining that Parkinson’s has forced him to re-center and re-evaluate how he wants life to be. Michael says, “You don’t die from Parkinson’s.

You die with Parkinson’s…”I’ve been thinking about the mortality of it. I’m not gonna be 80.” He went on, speaking on the advancements that research has made for Parkinson’s, but also noted that he’s still struggling with symptoms. “I’m not going to lie, it’s getting hard, it’s getting harder,” he says. “Every day is tougher.

But, but that’s — that’s the way it is.” Just recently, Michael stepped out with three of his four children for a special event.