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082	1		_a92 FOX _2
100	1		_aFox, Michael J.
245	1	0	_aLucky man : _ba memoir _c/ Michael J. Fox
250			_a1st edition
260			_aNew York _b: Hyperion _c, 2002
300			_a260 p. _b: illus. _c; 23 cm.
520			_aA funny, highly personal, written account of what it's like to be a 30-year-old man who is told he has an 80-year-old's disease. "Life is great. Sometimes, though, you just have to put up with a little more crap." -Michael J. Fox. In September 1998, Michael J. Fox stunned the world by announcing he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease - a degenerative neurological condition. In fact, he had been secretly fighting it for seven years. The worldwide response was staggering. Fortunately, he had accepted the diagnosis and by the time the public started grieving for him, he had stopped grieving for himself. Now, with the same passion, humor, and energy that Fox has invested in his dozens of performances over the last 18 years, he tells the story of his life, his career, and his campaign to find a cure for Parkinson's. Combining his trademark ironic sensibility and keen sense of the absurd, he recounts his life - from his childhood in a small town in western Canada to his meteoric rise in film and television which made him a worldwide celebrity. Most importantly however, he writes of the last 10 years, during which - with the unswerving support of his wife, family, and friends - he has dealt with his illness. He talks about what Parkinson's has given him: the chance to appreciate a wonderful life and career, and the opportunity to help search for a cure and spread public awareness of the disease. He is a very lucky man, indeed. Michael is donating the profits from his book to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, which is dedicated to fast-forwarding the cure for Parkinson's disease.
546			_aEnglish
600	1	4	_aFox, Michael J.
650		4	_aActors _z-Canada _x-Biography
650			_aActors and actresses _x-Fiction
650		4	_aParkinson's disease _x-Patients _z-United States _v--Biography.
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