In September 1998, Michael J. Fox stunned the world by announcing that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease - in fact, he had been secretly fighting it for seven years. In this candid book, with his trademark ironic sensibility and sense of the absurd, he tells his life story - from his childhood in western Canada to his meteoric rise in film and television and, most importantly, the years in which - with the unswerving support of his wife, family and friends - he has dealt with his illness. He talks about what Parkinson's has given him: the chance to appreciate a wonderful life and career, and the opportunity to help search for a cure and spread public awareness of the disease. He feels as if he is a very lucky man indeed.
ISBN: | 9780091885670 |
Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
Imprint: | Ebury Press |
Published date: | 02 Jan 2003 |
DEWEY: | 791.43028092 |
DEWEY edition: | 21 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 311 |
Weight: | 218g |
Height: | 198mm |
Width: | 128mm |
Spine width: | 20mm |