In a new interview, the actor also opened up about not being afraid of death: “One day I’m going to run out of gas.”
Michael J. Fox He has been open about his health issues, including Parkinson’s disease, which he was diagnosed with at age 29, but now he’s also revealing other medical setbacks he’s experienced over the years.
In an interview with a magazine towns and villagesin an interview published Thursday, the actor “back to the Future” shared that in recent years he has suffered broken arms and shoulders, a fractured orbital bone and cheekbone, and a broken hand.
‘My hand got infected and I almost lost it’said the fox. “This is an unfortunate tsunami.”
He also previously revealed in his 2020 book, “There is no better moment than the future.”, doctors discovered a spinal tumor unrelated to his Parkinson’s disease, which threatened to paralyze him in 2018. After surgery and months of physical therapy, he was able to walk again, but faced challenges.
Soon after, alone in his apartment, he tripped and broke his other arm.Fox said it was an accident “Nothing” Compared to what he would experience in the next few years.
Earlier this year, the actor said in an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, «They are a big risk factor for Parkinson’s disease. Falls, inhaled food, and pneumonia all affect you in subtle ways. You don’t die from Parkinson’s disease; you die from Parkinson’s disease. You will die from Parkinson’s disease. So I’ve been thinking about its mortality. “I’m not going to live to be 80. I’m not going to live to be 80.”
Although he cannot control the future, he is still not afraid of it.
“One day I’ll run out of gas.” Fox told Town & Country. “One day I’ll say, ‘This isn’t going to happen today. I’m not going out today.’ If that happens, I’ll allow it.”
He added: “I am 62 years old. Of course, if he died tomorrow, it would be premature, but not unheard of. So no, I’m not afraid of him.
documentary “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie”“Fox”, which premiered in May, also tells the story of Fox’s life starting from childhood and his Hollywood In the 1980s, he battled Parkinson’s disease.