Michael J. Fox reflects on painful year which saw him break multiple bones amid Parkinson's battle
dailymail.co.ukMichael J. Fox has reflected on a painful past year which saw him suffer multiple broken bones and grieve the loss of his mother - amid his 30-year battle with Parkinson's Disease.In an emotional interview with People, the Back To The Future star, 61, said his condition 'got worse' and he became uncharacteristically 'short with people' after he broke his cheek, hand, shoulder and arm and his mother Phyllis died aged 92.The actor had previously cited 2018 as one of his worst years, when he had spinal cord surgery to remove a tumor, after which he broke his left arm.
Inspiration: Michael J. Fox has reflected on a painful past year which saw him suffer multiple broken bones and grieve the loss of his mother - amid his 30-year battle with Parkinson's Disease (pictured October 2022)He said: 'I broke my cheek, then my hand, then my shoulder, had a replacement shoulder put in and broke my [right] arm, then I broke my elbow.
I'm 61 years old, and I'm feeling it a little bit more.'I was never really a cranky guy, but I got very cranky and short with people.
I try to nip it in the bud. I always think of these aides who work with me. And I often say to them, 'Whatever I say, just imagine I said "please" at the beginning and "thank you" at the end.
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