That could, he says, lead to more proactive treatment and drug development. (“She’s not a dog - she’s a science experiment,” Fox joked to Pollan when she revealed that Blue was a combination of Australian shepherd, Bernese mountain dog and poodle.) And Fox is feeling emboldened by a recent scientific breakthrough that can detect the disease at the molecular level before symptoms start appearing. Just before Fox sits down, I’m greeted by a new addition to his household, Blue, an Aussie Bernedoodle puppy fresh from her walk.
There are signs of life’s inescapable progression around us too, as well as fresh reasons for hope. But I hope that, and I feel that, I won’t break as many bones tomorrow. I trip over things and fall down and break things. I love waking up and figuring that stuff out and at the same time being with my family. “I just enjoy the little math problems of existence. “I’m still happy to join the day and be a part of things,” he says.
Through it all, Fox has been guided by an indomitable confidence - an optimism, not that any problem can be easily overcome, but that there are reasons to be grateful for what life with all its chaotic convulsions has to offer. They are milestones on an improbable journey, one that’s taken the 61-year-old from an obscure sliver of British Columbia to the height of Hollywood stardom, all while withstanding a devastating diagnosis when he should have been basking in that hard-won success. All of it vying for space with the Emmys, Golden Globes and honorary Oscar that Fox has accumulated for his work on sitcoms and movies, and for his advocacy for Parkinson’s research. There’s even a painting of Gus, staring back at us with soulful eyes. There are snapshots of Fox and his wife, Tracy Pollan, flanked by their four children on beaches and in backyards. “My family pulled me out.”Īnd as we sit in Fox’s Upper East Side office on a sweltering April afternoon, we’re surrounded by mementos and images from that rich family life. So how, I ask, was he able to shake it off? “My family,” he says.
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