Michael J. Fox on Parkinson’s Advocacy and Research

Arrest-- it would affect my work and my relationships with audiences would they lack if they knew I was sick.

Um, so, uh, and then I was stunned by the support I had, and support from all of you who so, um, uplifting and, and, and, and just, just made me feel like I could keep doing this.

I hadn't lost what I do, and they couldn't take it away from me, and it's because you stood up for me, and I appreciate it.

Eventually, I, I understood that accepting Parkinson's didn't mean I had to surrender to it. It, it just meant doing what I could for everyone living with this disease. So I set out to advocate pa-- for patients' needs and raise money and, uh, to propel us towards a cure.

I found a brilliant-- I found brilliant people to start-- to lead-- I'm sorry, I'm losing it. I f-found brilliant people to, to lead the effort for me and vowed to fund the best science in the world.

I'm proud of the progress we've made to benefit Parkinson's patients and families, but we move closer to this-- eradicating this disease forever.

I'm deeply grateful to our staff, donors, researchers, and most of all, the patient community who make our work at Michael J. Fox Foundation possible. Special shout out to Debbie Brooks who's over there with my family, who is my-