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Michael J. Fox opens up about outliving his original Parkinson's disease diagnosis from 1998: 'Life's going to be what you make it'


More than 25 years after he went public with his Parkinson's disease diagnosis, Michael J. Fox is opening up about exceeding his doctor's expectations.

The 62-year-old actor was first diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson's at just 30 years of age in 1991, when he was filming Doc Hollywood Since then, the foundation - which he founded with his wife of 36 years, Tracy Pollan - has raised over $2 billion for Parkinson's research. Since then, the foundation - which he founded with his wife of 36 years, Tracy Pollan - has raised over $2 billion for Parkinson's research

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