'Pity is another form of abuse' - Michael J Fox on Parkinson's

Michael J. Fox can't stand being pitied for having Parkinson's disease.

'Pity is another form of abuse' - Michael J Fox on Parkinson's

Michael J. Fox can't stand being pitied for having Parkinson's disease.

The 52-year-old actor was diagnosed with the illness - which causes degeneration of the nervous system in sufferers often causing involuntary tremors and muscle spasms - at the age of 30 and was told he would be lucky if could still work when he was 40.

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