Michael J. Fox doesn’t ‘fear’ death amid Parkinson’s battle: ‘One day I’ll run out of gas’
nypost.comdegenerative central nervous system disorder.When asked if anything scares him, the beloved actor told Town & Country that anything that puts his “family in jeopardy,” terrifies him, referring to his wife Tracy Pollan and their four kids.“One day I’ll run out of gas.
One day I’ll just say, ‘It’s not going to happen. I’m not going out today.’ If that comes, I’ll allow myself that. I’m 62 years old,” he told the publication’s Tenth Annual Philanthropy issue.“Certainly, if I were to pass away tomorrow, it would be premature, but it wouldn’t be unheard of.
And so, no, I don’t fear that.”According to the CDC, Parkinson’s Disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s.The Parkinson’s Foundation says the affliction “affects predominately the dopamine-producing (“dopaminergic”) neurons in a specific area of the brain called substantia nigra.”In recent years, Fox’s endured a few physical injuries, including a broken arm, shoulder, and hand.“My hand got infected, and then I almost lost it,” he told the outlet. “It was a tsunami of misfortune.”The “Back to the Future” actor was diagnosed with the disease in 1991, at age 29.In 2000, Fox opened the Michael J.
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