Michael J Fox on trying to stay positive after Parkinson’s diagnosis

Michael J Fox on trying to stay 'positive' after Parkinson's diagnosis The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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00:00Today, October 21st, is universally recognized as Back to the Future Day.

00:06It's one of the days in Back to the Future where Marty and Doc travel into the past.

00:13But there's another anniversary to celebrate.

00:152025 marks 25 years of the Michael J. Fox Foundation,

00:19which has raised over $2.5 billion for Parkinson's research.

00:23When this happened and I was diagnosed and it took some time to try to solve it for myself,

00:28seven years, and then decided to go public with it.

00:32And people's response was so good.

00:33And I realized the overwhelming force of that energy focused on,

00:38like, I could turn it as an opportunity to take that and turn it into something positive.

00:41People that had Parkinson's for years were stigmatized and so, and so.

00:48People thought they were drunk.

00:51So now to represent something to them, to be a marker, a real-place marker in society,

00:58and claim this ground for us.