Truth Seeker I don’t believe that to be true, sounds like a rumour to me. I think it’s just a genetic condition unfortunately, even MJF himself said “There’s just that thing - fate.”
@Truth Seeker I meant about it causing Parkinson's - I don't believe that to be true. I already knew he passed out for about 30 seconds when filming that scene. Just my personal view on the matter, no hard feelings.
I just got done reading his memoir and at the end he talks about this moment. He intentionally chose to not take medication before appearing before the representatives. What a great guy he is.
He is amazing. He is a fighter. He is a legend. I want to hug him so much. I wish I had the ability to heal him. But all I can do is pray for him every day so he’s healed because he deserves it. I hope God will hear my prayers and heal him soon. Our world is wonderful because of people like Michael J. Fox. Thank you for everything! You are an amazing man. Pray for him please. If he is healed, he will save lots of people.
My grandma had a really bad case of Parkinson’s. She never took medicine because it seemed to not work. She was diagnosed in the early 90s and noticed it in one of her pinkie fingers. She passed away in October of 2019. For Michael to announce this from keeping it secret, and continue to still be here at the age of 59, just proves that anybody can push through anything with the confidence and the motivation.
29. He's one of the youngest patients in history if not the youngest. It actually started at 23 but was diagnosed only when his symptoms started 7 years later which, if you've listened to him explaining it basically means it was too late because by the time the visible symptoms start 80% of your dopamine cells have already died. And he's making history now by creating a way to detect biomarkers for it years before you actually get sick. It's a fucking revolution.
First time i saw him on TV it brung me to tears. In 2022 it still brings me to tears. Using his name not for luxury shoes, glasses or fancy whatches but for people suffering. This man is a hero, well over and beyond silver screen.
2:05 is brutal. It's really painful to watch and I can only imagine what a nightmare it is to experience. It's heartbreaking and life changing at the same time to watch him being so sick and yet so strong, and so brave to open up about something that is impossible to understand if you haven't been there yourself. It's important to hear, and it's important to see and it's important for him to understand that the choice to make this battle private, as legitimate and natural as it is, would've meant a cure that may never come. And he understood that. And he jumped in these deep, complex, ice cold water without any fear because he knew that he will someday make history. And we're so fucking close. We're so fucking close... And it's all thanks to Michael believing in miracles and choosing not to let go of himself. I don't know if it was god or the stars or his genetics or a combination of all 3 that gave him the gift of simply being himself and himself being enough to make everyone listen and open up to him and with him and taking that lesson forwards but Michael has been touched by something much more beautiful and profound than most people. And the fact that he's recognized his strength at only 32 years old is just extraordinary. What a beautiful beautiful man. And I think that in this moment he's the most beautiful he's ever been.
This should almost be required by the education system to watch. First watch back to the future then watch this. How quickly your world can crumble, even as the coolest kid in the world (at the time.) He's still sharp as a tack but his body is failing him and there's nothing modern medicine can do about it. Just have to accept it. This humbled me as someone who typically tends to think I have that trait. As a big fan of Back to the Future but having never seen him this way even though I have heard for years and years he was it brought tears to my eyes. What a great man, more willpower than I can hope to have and an inspiration to us all. Hope he keeps fighting as long as he's willing and happy.
I love him so much! Such a wonderful guy, looking forward to his future. I have a good feeling his teams research will change not only his life but thousands if not millions of others too ❤
@@audreymai2773 No, didn't say that. Just remarking that he still looks like he did some 30 years ago and feel bad for him because he has Parkinsons. Stop trying to one up people.
@@comradedyatlov4143 of course he’s going to look the same as he did 30 years ago, this video was recorded 21 years ago in 1999. He looks a lot older now, he’s 58. this year. He still looks great for someone his age who has Parkinson’s tho.
You’ll probably forget about it when you actually win the lottery, but at least it’s nice to see you thought about it in the first place lol most people would already plan their retirement and vacation
10 years ago I made a sizeable donation to the Michael J Fox Foundation. A close family member of mine struggles with Parkinson's on a daily basis as well.
Theres a cure, trust me. Theres a cure for aids, cancer, diabetes, etc, but a pharmaceutical company makes more money treating a disease rather than curing it.
There are many diseases where funding is restricted because the diseases are not 'common', or can't give payback to pharmaceutical companies to do research. I think we have the technology to do so much more as we understand more and more about the genetics of disease or illness. We should also consider the impact of those diseases/conditions on those people's lives and the high cost of care balanced against a relative rarity of some conditions when considering how more research may be funded.
This is what happens when you drink excessively, as MJF confessed in his book. Nobody knows the causes of PD. Drinking heavily however destroys ANY brain & nervous system cells. I know - I have cared for ppl like him for over 40 years. If you have a drinking problem, please get help, cos it will NEVER end well for you. MJF is a prime example of this. His wife had way more patience than me - I would have told him to move out & get help. You cant help ppl who dont want to help themselves.
Beautiful, every time I see anything of him, scripted or not, he is remarkable in everything he does. I just wonder, if I would ever get the response… What does he like doing… no let me rephrase that, what did he like before Parkinson and he still enjoys today ? This man has been my inspiration since my younger age and he has continued to surpass himself.
I heard the hanging scene in back to the future 3 didn’t go to planned and was actually being hung for real, some say that may have caused it giving it happened a year before diagnosis, is it possible?
Can anyone coming here send a donation to the Michael J Fox Parkinson's Foundation ( or any other Parkinson's Fndn) to help eradicate this horrendous disease? Yes, I have.
To continue getting acting jobs while he still could without facing concern and discrimination from the film studios? Imagine trying to get a role in Hollywood being essentially on a brink of disability, in the 1990's...
#1 type Parkinson's desease Despite your communities Type Two, Parkinson's desease, here is my Jane Goodalls approach on type 1 . C40 H56. Carotenoid fatty 3 isomeric forms . With all the data you have collected it's just a matter of rearranging fatty isomeric forms. My Jane Goodalls approach. The second Parkinson's type desease is not curable by means of Lethe. It is the dis ease , caused by the inability to reign in one's own mind. Best wishes to you and all those who find courage through challenge.
Ever tried a strong EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) in the brain area? This should be easy possible with Non-Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse) generator, designed to test the radiation hardening of strategic aircraft systems. Without bothering to build a generator yourself. It could of course also be that this information did not reach the actual personal Michael J Fox because various agents pre-filter it So it's worth a try. Sometimes you can't see the tree for the trees. Cheers from GERMANY
I'm 14 and u actually had parkensens for a couple of couple of weeks I had when I was at school I was moving around and shaking my hands the teacher thought I was having a seziroe so they called my mom and I had a needle in me and other stuff wich I'm not sure what it is called I love michael j fox
Hi Michael j fox. Parkinsons is a disease is common only in older and elderly patients. Where the patient will shake and tremble because of nervous system damage. However this disease is treatable and I notice he admit a illegal cocaine use somewhere unless that was a rumor or false internet information.this illegal substance can effect the central nervous system. So reality is drug psychosis medication. If he did has parkinsons before cocaine. Then it is very rare for someone his age to even have parkinsons. So the medical doctors need to look into this some more. And just give him his normal parkinsons meds for elderly and senior citizens that us common disease for them. That is way parkinsons disease is treatable. Elderly and senior citizens shake tremble and move around and is common for their age .So I am hoping the doctors continue with his treatment.love your movies.
What a crock. If he never got Parkinson’s, he would have never spoken about it; hypocrite. I admire the people who aren’t afflicted with some disease but are trying to do something about it.
You need to be aware of something to speak about it. Dude donated large sums for research/practice for this disease. What have you done? Leave miserable & pathetic comments on RUclips? Nobody cares what you admire, go back under your rock.
@-Anonymous-. lets not listen to this fool. Michael J Fox is a man robbed of his life by a terrible disease, yet keeps going. I would have taken euthenesia a long time ago if i was him. But he used all his assets for the better and still fights on. Michael J fox is a strong man and he is helping people with his actions.
@@MarisaMahou Its absolutely not fake.. I had a friend pass away from it recently. What i said is Michael J Fox is faking having it. Very big difference. Sorry for your diagnosis.
I really love Michael J Fox, is great person and a great actor and I pretty much love everything he’s ever done in the movies. With that being said I didn’t like the fact is that he admitted that he didn’t take his medication before this congressional fiasco, because he wanted people to see what he was going through. That to me in itself is a self-aggrandizing pile of shit bullshit excuse. He’s a multimillionaire, actor, and he decides not to take the medication that he can afford, to half and get, others can’t, why because he wants to sensationalize himself? I understand Parkinson’s is a very bad disease,But you don’t do crap like that just soft grandes yourself in a serious situation, in my opinion. Will always love Michael J Fox, he’s a great person and a great actor, but him admitting, that he did not take his medication before he going to this subcommittee, just shows you the kind of bullshit that things go through. People who have Parkinson’s, don’t have his money or stature, and deal with this every single day. That’s what pisses me off about This
Yeah and it's because most people don't know what parkinson's does to a person that he did it. Because the people who can't pay for treatment aren't there and he wanted to show congress what they look like.
He wrote in his book that he didn't take his meds before this testimony on purpose so they'd see for themselves how Parkinson's effects people.
Ah that explains his movements with his hands & body bless him
That's smart. And brave.
It's the medication that causes the movements. Especially if it's levodopa. Without that, I'm not sure he would have been able to come on here.
My aunt was just diagnosed with this today, which is why I’m here.
I wish you both the best!
Take care of her!
Sorry hope shes well
God bless your aunt and family. He loves you all.
I am sorry, but stay positive. Micheal has made it possible for way better treatment. She will do better then most did 20-30 yrs ago.
It's sad to think this happened to him only a year after Back to the Future Part III.
If it had it in 1989 there wouldn't be a 3 movie :(
Ye it is sad
@Truth Seeker what scene would that be?
Truth Seeker I don’t believe that to be true, sounds like a rumour to me. I think it’s just a genetic condition unfortunately, even MJF himself said “There’s just that thing - fate.”
@Truth Seeker I meant about it causing Parkinson's - I don't believe that to be true. I already knew he passed out for about 30 seconds when filming that scene. Just my personal view on the matter, no hard feelings.
What a man, what a man. Nothing but respect and love
I just got done reading his memoir and at the end he talks about this moment. He intentionally chose to not take medication before appearing before the representatives. What a great guy he is.
I've just ordered it. I cannot wait to go on this extraordinary journey with him.
People gave him shit about not taking his meds so he show the reps what happens without it. He was trying to prove a point
He is amazing. He is a fighter. He is a legend. I want to hug him so much. I wish I had the ability to heal him. But all I can do is pray for him every day so he’s healed because he deserves it. I hope God will hear my prayers and heal him soon. Our world is wonderful because of people like Michael J. Fox. Thank you for everything! You are an amazing man. Pray for him please. If he is healed, he will save lots of people.
I can't believe this happened to a wonderful guy made me cry when I found out, i love Micheal j fox
Thank god he’s made it to 58
Yeah ima be very sad if he dies 😔
Coronavirus: Hold my beer
@@Laufield the routine goes on
59 :) ❤️
Parkinson's doesn't kill you - you live through the struggle. Still horrible tbh.
My grandma had a really bad case of Parkinson’s. She never took medicine because it seemed to not work. She was diagnosed in the early 90s and noticed it in one of her pinkie fingers. She passed away in October of 2019. For Michael to announce this from keeping it secret, and continue to still be here at the age of 59, just proves that anybody can push through anything with the confidence and the motivation.
And money I’m afraid. But I wish anybody well with this horrible affliction.
This freaks me out bc I’ve been dealing with pinky problems from terrible health Anxiety I got rlly bad in the beginning of May
I love Michael J Fox
It so sad 😭
This is so rare that an actor was talking to senate
Samuel Lancaster: He is also an activist ( for Parkinson's) so he was not an actor here.
Didn’t ashton kutcher do it
We had an actor who became a Senator lol his name was Al Franken and he was good enough, smart enough, and doggone it people liked him
Reagan am I a joke to you .
I'm in the middle of Lucky Man and I'm surprised and just how good a writer MJF is. It's a great book.
How did you get that book anyway !! Even i want it so badly !!!
I just finished it. It was one of the greatest book I’ve ever read.
It makes my heart break every time I think Micheal has it I hope they find a cure and I hope he dies from old age and not the disease 🥺
I hope he doesn’t die at all :(
We all die
Act accordingly
@An On it's not my fault you are dense
@@mikerusso703 one day there will be a cure
This is true courage. To go before the world, without medication, and not only tell, but show the horrid affects of this desease.
Wow what an absolute warrior to go through all the years with this. Turns out Marty was tough as hell after all.
No one ever doubted Marty's courage but him.
This man is just too optimistic and too pure for this world, bless his wonderful heart
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
He was only 29 when he was diagnosed
He said he hid it for 7 years.
@@audreymai2773 so he already had it during back to the future 3?
True
@@audreymai2773 he had it almost 30 years
29 years
@@horacthy8577 maybe even BTTF 2
I never knew he got it this early . Can't imagine being young and going through this . What a brave man
29. He's one of the youngest patients in history if not the youngest. It actually started at 23 but was diagnosed only when his symptoms started 7 years later which, if you've listened to him explaining it basically means it was too late because by the time the visible symptoms start 80% of your dopamine cells have already died. And he's making history now by creating a way to detect biomarkers for it years before you actually get sick. It's a fucking revolution.
I never knew that either, I’m 29 and he was diagnosed at my age. That’s scary.
First time i saw him on TV it brung me to tears. In 2022 it still brings me to tears.
Using his name not for luxury shoes, glasses or fancy whatches but for people suffering.
This man is a hero, well over and beyond silver screen.
Most beautiful person in the world inside and out
2:05 is brutal. It's really painful to watch and I can only imagine what a nightmare it is to experience. It's heartbreaking and life changing at the same time to watch him being so sick and yet so strong, and so brave to open up about something that is impossible to understand if you haven't been there yourself. It's important to hear, and it's important to see and it's important for him to understand that the choice to make this battle private, as legitimate and natural as it is, would've meant a cure that may never come. And he understood that. And he jumped in these deep, complex, ice cold water without any fear because he knew that he will someday make history. And we're so fucking close. We're so fucking close... And it's all thanks to Michael believing in miracles and choosing not to let go of himself. I don't know if it was god or the stars or his genetics or a combination of all 3 that gave him the gift of simply being himself and himself being enough to make everyone listen and open up to him and with him and taking that lesson forwards but Michael has been touched by something much more beautiful and profound than most people. And the fact that he's recognized his strength at only 32 years old is just extraordinary. What a beautiful beautiful man. And I think that in this moment he's the most beautiful he's ever been.
We ❤️ you Mike.
Never forget that.
MJF Is an amazing man
This should almost be required by the education system to watch. First watch back to the future then watch this.
How quickly your world can crumble, even as the coolest kid in the world (at the time.) He's still sharp as a tack but his body is failing him and there's nothing modern medicine can do about it. Just have to accept it.
This humbled me as someone who typically tends to think I have that trait. As a big fan of Back to the Future but having never seen him this way even though I have heard for years and years he was it brought tears to my eyes.
What a great man, more willpower than I can hope to have and an inspiration to us all. Hope he keeps fighting as long as he's willing and happy.
I love him so much! Such a wonderful guy, looking forward to his future. I have a good feeling his teams research will change not only his life but thousands if not millions of others too ❤
59 today! Happy birthday
I love this man from the bottom of heart! ❤️🙏
He's a very public figure and great advocate. We are blessed to have him still here at age 61
For me he is right up there with Steven Hawking when it comes to the most inspirational and admirable people who ever lived.
For real, he’s pushed up to 61 years young and went to comic con. Truely a legend
Its so hard to see some one like sick
class act! LoVE you!
I love Michael J. Fox soooo much! ❤️
You are so loved Michael. Thanks.
Bless him
My god! He's handsome. I feel bad for him.
@100gecsLOVESu Super bad for him.
So if he was ugly you wouldnt feel bad for him?
@@audreymai2773 No, didn't say that. Just remarking that he still looks like he did some 30 years ago and feel bad for him because he has Parkinsons. Stop trying to one up people.
@@comradedyatlov4143 of course he’s going to look the same as he did 30 years ago, this video was recorded 21 years ago in 1999. He looks a lot older now, he’s 58. this year. He still looks great for someone his age who has Parkinson’s tho.
@@audreymai2773 🙄😒
This man is remarkable in every thing he does.
This is so sad he's only 60 now. He was so great in back to the future
If I win the lottery, I'm donating a chunk of it towards a cure for Parkinson's
You’ll probably forget about it when you actually win the lottery, but at least it’s nice to see you thought about it in the first place lol most people would already plan their retirement and vacation
I would love to start an esports team and half are persent of money we donate to the fox foundation
Hookers and cocaine for me...and some oxy and xanax to come down
10 years ago I made a sizeable donation to the Michael J Fox Foundation. A close family member of mine struggles with Parkinson's on a daily basis as well.
Theres a cure, trust me. Theres a cure for aids, cancer, diabetes, etc, but a pharmaceutical company makes more money treating a disease rather than curing it.
I absolutely LOVE this man.❤
He’s just the best ❤
Whoa Doc, that's heavy
Wishing you the best Michael
God Bless Michael J. Fox.
God I love him and I'm glad he's still with us
I still hear Marty McFly here.....
This guy made back to the future my favourite film of all times
He's an inspiration for us all in this day and age.
There are many diseases where funding is restricted because the diseases are not 'common', or can't give payback to pharmaceutical companies to do research. I think we have the technology to do so much more as we understand more and more about the genetics of disease or illness.
We should also consider the impact of those diseases/conditions on those people's lives and the high cost of care balanced against a relative rarity of some conditions when considering how more research may be funded.
LOVE this guy ❤
Just read his autobio. A Hero!
This is what happens when you drink excessively, as MJF confessed in his book. Nobody knows the causes of PD. Drinking heavily however destroys ANY brain & nervous system cells. I know - I have cared for ppl like him for over 40 years. If you have a drinking problem, please get help, cos it will NEVER end well for you. MJF is a prime example of this. His wife had way more patience than me - I would have told him to move out & get help. You cant help ppl who dont want to help themselves.
God Bless Michael J Fox.
He purposefully did not take his meds before this speaking.
Fallen Anjel
Eh?
@@colonelsanders1349 He didn't take his meds so they could see how bad it was at the time.
There’s a reason don’t just assume
@Hannah Ferguson you should really follow your own advice lol. What did you assume OP was assuming?
Did you not watch the video? He said that he'd taken them but was still waitng for them to kick in.
Beautiful, every time I see anything of him, scripted or not, he is remarkable in everything he does. I just wonder, if I would ever get the response… What does he like doing… no let me rephrase that, what did he like before Parkinson and he still enjoys today ?
This man has been my inspiration since my younger age and he has continued to surpass himself.
Legend 🔥🔥🔥
what an amazing guy
Who’s here after learning about this in English Class?
What a man.
Looks great no stuttering 💗
I heard the hanging scene in back to the future 3 didn’t go to planned and was actually being hung for real, some say that may have caused it giving it happened a year before diagnosis, is it possible?
Parkisons is a disease u don't get it from physical trauma
Can anyone coming here send a donation to the Michael J Fox Parkinson's Foundation ( or any other Parkinson's Fndn) to help eradicate this horrendous disease? Yes, I have.
Were parkinsons disease a shame back then? Why did he mask it over 7 years?
0:57
To continue getting acting jobs while he still could without facing concern and discrimination from the film studios? Imagine trying to get a role in Hollywood being essentially on a brink of disability, in the 1990's...
🙏🏻
#1 type Parkinson's desease Despite your communities Type Two, Parkinson's desease, here is my Jane Goodalls approach on type 1 . C40 H56. Carotenoid fatty 3 isomeric forms . With all the data you have collected it's just a matter of rearranging fatty isomeric forms. My Jane Goodalls approach. The second Parkinson's type desease is not curable by means of Lethe. It is the dis ease , caused by the inability to reign in one's own mind. Best wishes to you and all those who find courage through challenge.
Compelling
Ever tried a strong EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) in the brain area? This should be easy possible with Non-Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse) generator, designed to test the radiation hardening of strategic aircraft systems. Without bothering to build a generator yourself.
It could of course also be that this information did not reach the actual personal Michael J Fox
because various agents pre-filter it
So it's worth a try.
Sometimes you can't see the tree for the trees.
Cheers from GERMANY
I wanted to make a BTTF quote but thinking about it I said no because it’s rude
B a r r y WHAT? Explain that please.
かっこよすぎる。。。
❤️
It’s scary that his Parkinson’s aggressively progressed in a very short amount of time
I'm 14 and u actually had parkensens for a couple of couple of weeks I had when I was at school I was moving around and shaking my hands the teacher thought I was having a seziroe so they called my mom and I had a needle in me and other stuff wich I'm not sure what it is called I love michael j fox
poor michale :(
Hi Michael j fox. Parkinsons is a disease is common only in older and elderly patients. Where the patient will shake and tremble because of nervous system damage. However this disease is treatable and I notice he admit a illegal cocaine use somewhere unless that was a rumor or false internet information.this illegal substance can effect the central nervous system. So reality is drug psychosis medication. If he did has parkinsons before cocaine. Then it is very rare for someone his age to even have parkinsons. So the medical doctors need to look into this some more. And just give him his normal parkinsons meds for elderly and senior citizens that us common disease for them. That is way parkinsons disease is treatable. Elderly and senior citizens shake tremble and move around and is common for their age .So I am hoping the doctors continue with his treatment.love your movies.
🤜🏻
Jsjajaja
Why does michael moves alot?
Is the parkinsons make him move alot?
There is a new invention...called Google...
Try it
What a crock. If he never got Parkinson’s, he would have never spoken about it; hypocrite. I admire the people who aren’t afflicted with some disease but are trying to do something about it.
You need to be aware of something to speak about it. Dude donated large sums for research/practice for this disease.
What have you done? Leave miserable & pathetic comments on RUclips?
Nobody cares what you admire, go back under your rock.
@-Anonymous-. lets not listen to this fool. Michael J Fox is a man robbed of his life by a terrible disease, yet keeps going.
I would have taken euthenesia a long time ago if i was him. But he used all his assets for the better and still fights on.
Michael J fox is a strong man and he is helping people with his actions.
scammer
How ?
Still crappy actress 😂
I guess my concern is that he became so vocal after his diagnosis. I think he’s trying to save himself for selfish reasons.
He's faking guys.. open up your eyes
What is wrong with you
You're delusional go to a doctor and check if you're okay
Got diagnosed newly (I'm 25) it hurts to see people writing it's fake
@@MarisaMahou Its absolutely not fake.. I had a friend pass away from it recently. What i said is Michael J Fox is faking having it. Very big difference. Sorry for your diagnosis.
Love you
You are a really great Men with a strong hart
I really love Michael J Fox, is great person and a great actor and I pretty much love everything he’s ever done in the movies. With that being said I didn’t like the fact is that he admitted that he didn’t take his medication before this congressional fiasco, because he wanted people to see what he was going through. That to me in itself is a self-aggrandizing pile of shit bullshit excuse. He’s a multimillionaire, actor, and he decides not to take the medication that he can afford, to half and get, others can’t, why because he wants to sensationalize himself? I understand Parkinson’s is a very bad disease,But you don’t do crap like that just soft grandes yourself in a serious situation, in my opinion. Will always love Michael J Fox, he’s a great person and a great actor, but him admitting, that he did not take his medication before he going to this subcommittee, just shows you the kind of bullshit that things go through. People who have Parkinson’s, don’t have his money or stature, and deal with this every single day. That’s what pisses me off about This
Yeah and it's because most people don't know what parkinson's does to a person that he did it. Because the people who can't pay for treatment aren't there and he wanted to show congress what they look like.
@@cezaramaral3943 😂😂🤣
@@paulstewart2490 I don't know how to respond to that.