Friday, 24 November 2023

Twelve-Inch Spools

 

Michael J. Fox celebrated his sixty-second birthday in June. He’s been living with Parkinson’s disease more than half his life. In interviews, he describes what that’s like. His first symptoms were a twitching finger and a sore shoulder. Later, there were tremors and slurred speech and muscle rigidity. More recently, there have been falls and broken bones. “That’s is a big killer with Parkinson's – falling and aspirating food and getting pneumonia. You don't die from Parkinson's; you die WITH Parkinson's. I'm not gonna be 80.” But he has a deliberately positive attitude. "I recognize how hard this is for people, and I recognize how hard it is for me. But I have a certain set of skills that allow me to deal with this stuff. And I realized, with gratitude, optimism is sustainable. And if you can find something to be grateful for, then you can find something to look forward to, and you carry on."

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