Pensioner Michael J Fox struggles to walk with Parkinson’s and faces online trolls

Michael J. Fox has suffered from Parkinson’s disease for 30 years. Although the actor continued to work after being diagnosed, his health deteriorated due to the disease.

In 2020, Michael told Freeman he was in no rush to walk because it had become too difficult. He also said that his acting career suffered due to illness. Since 2018, the actor has interrupted filming, saying: “If things change, it’s amazing, if not, maybe I can find another way to make some money.”

In one of his memoirs, the actor expressed concern about the trip he was planning to celebrate his mother’s 90th birthday. He said he was afraid to drop her because her balance was deteriorating. Michael said the disease was more difficult for those around him than for himself.
However, he acknowledged that the progression of the disease was only part of his condition. The son has noticed that he has “darkened or softened” over the years, possibly due to age or the development of Parkinson’s disease.

Despite this, one thing remained unchanged: his refusal to feel sorry for himself. He said he saw no reason to live with his weakness in the spotlight or to seek sympathy from others.

According to the celebrity, people often think of Parkinson’s disease as a vision disorder. However, he said that on some days his hands would barely move or shake a lot. The most terrible blows, according to Michael, were those that could not be seen.

Life with a terrible disease was not the actor’s only burden. One day, his son had to come to his father’s aid when he encountered an internet troll who thought it was okay to say hurtful things about his father’s condition.

During an interview on The Graham Norton Show in December 2020, the then 59-year-old celeb recalled an incident where his son helped him confront a Twitter hater. He said someone went out of their way to say “something terrible” about his diagnosis.
Michael mentioned that he usually ignores unnecessary criticism because it doesn’t happen very often. However, the actor said that when it happened, he didn’t care, because he kind of wanted to respond to the obnoxious troll.

When the star asked her child for advice, Sam advised her to “do SMH”. When the actor wondered what “SMH” meant, his son assured him that writing those three letters was the right thing to do.
Sam replied to the troll and his father was stunned by his reaction. The response was the funniest thing he had ever read in his life, according to a detractor who called the actor “the lord of the internet”, adding:

“I’m sorry for everything I told you.

The actor was surprised by what he said to the troll as he still didn’t understand what SMH meant. He asked his lookalike son what he said, and Sam explained that the letters meant “Shake your head!”

Years after his appearance on Back to the Future, Michael reunited with his former co-star and fans got to see how he was doing. Fans were amazed at how weakened the disease was.

Michael reunited with his former Back to the Future co-star Christopher Lloyd in early October 2022, 37 years after the film was released. They both appeared at New York Comic Con.

Fans were stunned by Michael’s behavior during his first public performance in a long time. The actor was almost unable to stand or walk, struggling with tremors as he hugged Lloyd in a moving scene that drew applause from the crowd.

One person commented on the video of the star’s appearance at the event on Twitter, saying they were “killed” to see Michael for who he is. The fan also expressed his admiration for the star as a person.
Another user expressed sympathy for Michael’s situation, adding that “it was heartbreaking to see that”. A third fan expressed how “sad” it was to see fame in 2022.

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