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Hyperion Books
April 2003
On Sale: April 9, 2003
272 pages
ISBN: 0786888741
EAN: 9780786888740
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Non-Fiction
"Life is great. Sometimes, though, you just have to put up
with a little more crap." --Michael J. Fox In September 1998, Michael J. Fox stunned the world by
announcing he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease --
a degenerative neurological condition. In fact, he had been
secretly fighting it for seven years. The worldwide response
was staggering. Fortunately, he had accepted the diagnosis
and by the time the public started grieving for him, he had
stopped grieving for himself. With the same passion, humor,
and energy that Fox has invested in his dozens of
performances over the last 18 years, he tells the story of
his life, his career, and his campaign to find a cure for
Parkinson's. Combining his trademark ironic sensibility and keen sense of
the absurd, he recounts his life -- from his childhood in a
small town in western Canada to his meteoric rise in film
and television which made him a worldwide celebrity. Most
importantly however, he writes of the last 10 years, during
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 is a very lucky man, indeed.
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