Michael J. Foxdoesn’t have any illusions about the challenges of Parkinson’s disease.
The beloved actor, 61, was diagnosed when he was just 29.
A preview clip shows the frankness with which Fox faces his situation, admitting that things are getting worse.
“It’s banging on the door,” he says.
“Yeah, I mean, I’m not gonna lie.
It’s gettin' hard, it’s gettin' harder.
It’s gettin' tougher.
Every day it’s tougher.
But, but that’s that’s the way it is.”
But even Fox can’t deny his own mortality.
“[Falling] is a big killer with Parkinson’s,” Fox says.
“And aspirating food and getting pneumonia.
All these subtle ways that get ya… You don’t die from Parkinson’s.
You die with Parkinson’s.”
He adds, “I’ve been thinking about the mortality of it…
I’m not gonna be 80.”
He lays his story bare in the new documentaryStill: A Michael J.
Fox Movie, coming to Apple TV+ on May 12.
In both theCBS Sunday Morninginterview andStill, Fox showcases the one thing no disease can diminish: his optimism.
Fox’s fullCBS This Morninginterview will air April 30 at 9 a.m. ET/PT.
