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Michael J. Fox inspired Harrison Ford's portrayal of Parkinson's disease on Shrinking

Shrinking creator Bill Lawrence said his long friendship with Michael J Fox influenced the way Parkinson's disease is portrayed on the award winning dramady.

In Shrinking, Harrison Ford's character Paul, a mental health professional, has been diagnosed with Parkinson's, a brain disorder which can cause tremors, stiffness, balance and coordination difficulties and painful muscle contractions, according to the Mayo Clinic. At An Evening with Shrinking at PaleyLive on December 12, Lawrence, 56, told People that his dad and co-creator Brett Goldstein's father have both been diagnosed with the disease. 'There are people that absorb these kinds of experiences with grace and courage and a little bit of wisdom,” he said, and that is something that I feel that is worth sharing with our audience' (Pictured in Los Angeles on December 13)

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