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Lucky Man

By: Michael J. Fox
Narrated by: Michael J. Fox
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Summary

In September 1998, Michael J. Fox stunned the world by announcing he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease: a degenerative neurological condition. In fact, he had been secretly fighting it for seven years. The worldwide response was staggering. Fortunately, he had accepted the diagnosis, and by the time the public started grieving for him, he had stopped grieving for himself. With the same passion, humor, and energy that Fox has invested in his dozens of performances, he tells the story of his life, his career, and his campaign to find a cure for Parkinson's.

Combining 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. 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. 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. He is a very lucky man, indeed.

©2002 Michael J. Fox. All rights reserved (P)2002 Simon and Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.

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"In a direct, conversational style Fox gives listeners a glimpse of his heady Hollywood life, starting with his early success in Family Ties and Back to the Future. The self-indulgent days as a young star through his denial and hiding of his illness to his final acceptance and then advocacy for Parkinson's sufferers make a fascinating story." ( AudioFile)

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Brilliant

Always been a fan of michael j fox eversince back to the future movies, was genuinely upset when it came out about mj having parkinsons, I myself have now been diagnosed with with parkinson's in March 2018 at the age of 42 this book has given me hope and want to thank Michael from bringing me back from a dark place making me realise I do have a future thank you for all you have done and continue to do for parkinson's research you are an amazing man.

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Abridged version didn't do justice to his story

Not well abridged, he seemed a little arrogant without much of the intriguing background. A shame.

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The courage of michael j fox shining a light on PD without the need to seek sympathy

I read this book when it was released and I thoroughly enjoyed the book. Listening to fox just really made the story for me. A remarkable account from a remarkable person

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Lovely

What a man! Inspiring and can’t wait to hear another of his books and see Still on tv.

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Eloquently and intelligently written

Loved it! I was so impressed by the honestly, emotional intelligence and self awareness Michael found for himself. I’ll be recommending this one a lot!!

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Really well written and narrated

Really well written and narrated
Resonated as family dealing with Parkinson’s ,informative , sad , funny and inspirational all rolled into one

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Inspirational

Nice audible purchase which I recommend .
It does seem that there may be bits missing somehow.
I miss the spin city series.
Feel sorry for Michael as he seems like a very nice guy from the good days of Hollywood which are no more.
Hope things are more manageable than expected for him and wish him well😼

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what a inspiration!! what a man!!

loved it, what an incredible inspiration man!! I'm definitely going to read more by MJF and can't wait to see what he achieves next. Thank you.

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Lucky Man

A great and very honest insight to the life of Michael J Fox, both brave and inspirational.

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Lucky Man

Interesting read that gives background leading up to his diagnosis of PD and how it has impacted his life.
Overall interesting read hopefully there will be a cure for PD in the near future

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