Michael J. Fox: ‘Cruel’ Parkinson’s will out me eventually
nypost.com“Back to the Future” star spoke on a panel about his foundation for Parkinson’s Disease research alongside businessman Joseph Deitch and the CEO of the nonprofit The Elevate Prize Foundation, Carolina Garcia Jayaram, at the Clinton Global Initiative conference. “There’s such shame associated with this illness,” Fox told Hillary Clinton, 75, on stage. “It’s so ridiculous, this great need to keep it secret.
The cruel thing of it is it’s going to out you eventually.”The former first lady said that without the actor’s help, “I don’t think this work would have made the progress it has if Michael hadn’t been so open.”The Post has contacted a rep for Fox for comment.
Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991 at the age of 29, but didn’t announce it publicly until 1998. The neurological disorder causes unintended stiffness, shakiness and difficulty with coordination.He founded the Michael J.
Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research in 2000. Fox was honored with the Elevate Prize Catalyst Award on Tuesday, which comes with $250,000 that the actor plans to put toward his foundation.
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