After year of multiple broken bones, Michael J. Fox says he has one mission: "Don't fall down"

Michael J. Fox has revealed new details about a tumultuous year of health problems as he continues to battle Parkinson's disease. In a cover story interview for People Magazine, Fox shared that the past year came with a personal loss and a series of broken bones. 

Known for his roles as Alex Keaton in the sitcom "Family Ties" and Marty McFly in the "Back to the Future" franchise, Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991 when he was 29 years old. He went public with his diagnosis seven years later and has been vocal and active in raising awareness about the illness ever since. He started the Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2000, which has since become "the world's largest non-profit funder of Parkinson's drug development," according to the foundation's website. 

In his 2020 memoir "No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality," Fox, now 61, said 2018 was the worst year of his life, according to People Magazine, as he had a tumor removed in a spinal-cord surgery and broke his left arm. But this past year, he told People, "got worse."