He had already conquered television and film when life delivered a blow no script could soften. At just 29, Michael J. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a progressive neurological disorder that slowly began to steal his control, his certainty, and eventually, his short-term memory. For years he hid the truth from the public, masking tremors between takes, joking his way through interviews while privately fearing what each new symptom meant for his future.
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