Michael J. Fox reflects 30 years after Parkinson's diagnosis: "I still am Mr. Optimist"
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In 1991, there were few bigger names in show business than Michael J. Fox. Millions around the world knew him for his work in the "Back to the Future" films, and the TV series "Family Ties." But away from the success and celebrity of Hollywood, he was about the begin the biggest fight of his life.
Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease when he was 29 years old. He was newly married to his wife, actress Tracy Pollan, who he met on the set of "Family Ties," in the 1980s.
"So very early in the marriage she got this dumped on her. And the moment that I told her I was realizing was the last time we cried about it together. We haven't cried about Parkinson's since. We've just dealt with it and lived our lives. But we cried about it that first time," Fox recalled to "CBS Mornings" co-host Nate Burleson.
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