{"id":5959,"date":"2024-11-26T13:36:16","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T18:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailycupofwellness\/?p=5959"},"modified":"2024-11-26T13:43:26","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T18:43:26","slug":"michael-j-fox-admits-its-hard-for-me-to-maintain-humor-while-battling-parkinsons-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailycupofwellness\/2024\/11\/michael-j-fox-admits-its-hard-for-me-to-maintain-humor-while-battling-parkinsons-disease.html","title":{"rendered":"Michael J. Fox Admits It\u2019s \u2018Hard For Me\u2019 to Maintain Humor While Battling Parkinson’s Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Michael J. Fox is still showcasing his humor and hobbies as he continues to deal with Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n

At the annual gala for the Michael J. Fox Foundation, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson\u2019s, the actor\u00a0told\u00a0People magazine<\/em> that maintaining his admittedly darker sense of humor can be “hard for me,” adding,<\/span> “I gotta keep it intact.” Fox continued, saying that dark humor can bypass taboos about difficult topics, saying, “Let\u2019s embrace that and make a difference.”<\/p>\n

This year’s event was hosted by Denis Leary and included a performance by Stevie Nicks.<\/p>\n

“I can\u2019t believe \u2014 a lot of these people I\u2019ve known for years and years \u2014 they\u2019re so kind to me,” Fox said. “I think because they see an opportunity for a win, for a big advancement, and that\u2019s what we\u2019re working toward.”<\/p>\n

During the gala, which raised $116 million for Parkinson’s research, Fox demonstrated his guitar skills with a performance.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Fox also surprised audiences with a guitar appearance alongside Coldplay at the Glastonbury Festival in the U.K. According to\u00a0Variety<\/em>, Coldplay\u2019s lead singer, Chris Martin, introduced Fox onstage before they performed their song “Humankind,” saying, “With his Chuck Berry riff and the way he punched Biff: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Michael J. Fox.” A video posted by BBC Music on YouTube showed Fox staying onstage, playing guitar from his wheelchair during the band\u2019s performance of Fix You, with Martin kneeling beside him for parts of the song.<\/p>\n

Afterward, Martin thanked the audience and added, “Especially thank you to the main reason why we\u2019re in a band is because of watching \u2018Back to the Future,\u2019 so thank you to our hero forever and one of the most amazing people on Earth, Mr. Michael J. Fox. Thank you so much Michael \u2026 hero.”<\/p>\n

Fox had previously joined Coldplay in 2016 to play Johnny B. Goode, the Chuck Berry classic featured in Back to the Future.<\/p>\n

Guitar has been a long-time interest for Fox, starting with his role in Back to the Future. However, it is something that has\u00a0become more difficult for Fox as his Parkinson\u2019s symptoms have progressed. The Guardian<\/em> reported<\/a> that he stopped playing in 2020, the same year he stepped back from acting. However, Fox has performed publicly twice this year, determined to show he\u2019s not going anywhere.<\/p>\n

In a 2023 interview with The Times<\/em>, he acknowledged that Parkinson\u2019s is a struggle, but he emphasized that “the depression is [not] so deep that I\u2019m going to injure myself \u2026 it always comes back to a place where I go, \u2018Well, there\u2019s more to celebrate in my life than there is to mourn.\u2019 The pain speaks for itself. You either tolerate it or you don\u2019t. And I\u2019m not going anywhere.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Michael J. Fox is still showcasing his humor and hobbies as he continues to deal with Parkinson\u2019s disease. At the annual gala for the Michael J. Fox Foundation, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson\u2019s, the actor\u00a0told\u00a0People magazine that maintaining his admittedly darker sense of humor can be “hard for me,” adding,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":462,"featured_media":5962,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fbia_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nMichael J. Fox Admits It\u2019s \u2018Hard For Me\u2019 to Maintain Humor While Battling Parkinson's Disease<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Michael J. 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