I would recommend this book both as a genuinely interesting memoir (what an incredible life!) and also as an insight into serious illness. Certain pages would jump out at me, perfectly describing things I have felt, feel or sense will one day be relevant.

The disease and symptoms may be completely different, but there are many aspects of the emotional journey that are incredibly similar. Without being too specific in a personal sense, as someone who has a chronic illness, there was a lot to relate to here.

So of course all of that was interesting to read about, but it was the way he covers his Parkinson's disease that really resonated with me. Fox like so many of us I've watched the Back to the Future trilogy over and over again, I like Spin City (and I'm not all that big on sitcoms) and I've seen a few very enjoyable episodes of Family Ties. It's well written, funny, insightful and refreshingly candid, which is what I expected really. I have been meaning to read this for years, and finally came across a copy last week - I was determined to find it in store, I'm not sure why! What's funny is, while I know I would have enjoyed this book at any point in the years that was on my 'keep an eye out for this one' list of books, I think now was the perfect time for me to read it. He talks about what Parkinson's has given him: the chance to appreciate a wonderful life and career, and the opportunity to help search for a cure, and spread public awareness of the disease. Most importantly however, he writes of the last 10 years, during which - with the unswerving support of his wife, family, and friends - he has dealt with his illness. Now, with the same passion, humor, and energy, that Fox has invested in his dozens of performances over the last 18 years, he tells the story of his life, his career, and his campaign, to find a cure for Parkinson's.Ĭombining his trademark ironic sensibility, and keen sense of the absurd, he recounts his life - from his childhood in a small town in western Canada, to his meteoric rise in film and television which made him a worldwide celebrity.

Fortunately, he had accepted the diagnosis, and by the time the public started grieving for him, he had stopped grieving for himself. In fact, he had been secretly fighting it for seven years. Fox stunned the world by announcing he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease - a degenerative neurological condition.

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