With Still, Michael J. Fox wanted to get real about sharing his journey with Parkinson’s disease

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• Michael J. Fox: From 'Family Ties' sitcom star to Parkinson's activist bringing hope to millions May 11, 2023 Michael J. Fox has been a household name for decades, and he's earned that status by working relentlessly for most of his life. His career experienced a massive shift as the Parkinson's disease he was diagnosed with at 29 began to make acting difficult. In 2000, he founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation in hopes of funding research that would…
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• Parkinson’s Awareness Month 2023: Information, Advice, and Recap of the Journey From 2015-Present April 9, 2023 “Look to the nervous system as the key to maximum health.” Galen “If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.” Hippocrates Introduction: This blog post has five goals- #1, Introduce Parkinson’s Awareness Month: (i) Describe the meaning of the month; (ii)…
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• With Still, Michael J. Fox wanted to get real about sharing his journey with Parkinson's disease May 24, 2023 The documentary STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie, was released on Apple TV+ earlier this month and the celebrated actor sat down for an interview with CBC’s Harry Forestell to reflect on making the film and sharing his experience with Parkinson’s disease in such a public way.
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• With Still, Michael J. Fox wanted to get real about sharing his journey with Parkinson's disease May 24, 2023 The documentary STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie, was released on Apple TV+ earlier this month and the celebrated actor sat down for an interview with CBC’s Harry Forestell to reflect on making the film and sharing his experience with Parkinson’s disease in such a public way.
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• 5 filmmakers on making movies about Parkinson’s disease March 25, 2021 From a baseball documentary motivated by a diagnosis to a feature on young onset Parkinson’s disease and punk – we round up some of our favourite interviews with filmmakers, who share their different approaches to raising awareness of the condition ‘Boys of Summer’ by Robert Cochrane US filmmaker Robert Cochrane had discussed a trip to all the baseball parks in…
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