This broke my heart.

[sheshe2]

I am so glad to see him receive the Medal of Freedom. I haven't seen him in awhile and his health has deteriorated and he can hardly walk. He is only 63 years old and was diagnosed with Parkinson's at the age of 29.

In the fall of 2000, he launched The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, which the New York Times has called "the most credible voice on Parkinson's research in the world." Today the world's largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson's drug development, the Foundation has galvanized the search for a cure and is a commanding voice in scientific philanthropy. To date they have raised over $1.75 billion dollars and moved the field closer to a cure.

https://www.michaeljfox.org/michaels-story

Link to tweet

💙

Thank you President Biden for honoring Michael J Fox.

[usedtobedemgurl]

1. I saw him and his wife, Tracey, at Obama's

First inauguration.

[Evolve Dammit]

2. Courageous person with a really good heart.

[brer cat]

3. It is a horrible disease, and he was very young when it started.

I think he was very brave to be in public advocating for support and rights for others with the disease.

[sheshe2]

6. He is such a good man.

Thank you, brer.

[Mike 03]

30. He was so young. I remember how shocked my friends at the time

and I were about the diagnosis. It seemed unbelievable.

Either Fox himself or others connected it to his exposure to pesticides during the filming of "Casualties of War" but I'm unaware of other crew members affected. I don't think it's a very strong theory.

His courage and dignity from that point on are astounding.

[hlthe2b]

4. He (Michael J. Fox) and the late Christopher Reeve are the two celebrities who I will forever admire

They transcend(ed) beyond mere courage and grace in the face of tremendous adversity.

[sheshe2]

5. Thank you for your beautiful post, hlthe2b.

So true.

[Hekate]

7. ❤️Two good men there. Heartfelt thanks to Joe Biden & Michael J. Fox for all they have done❤️

[FalloutShelter]

13. Agree 1000%

Just sat with my teen granddaughters and watched “Back to the Future” with them. They’d never seen it and were blown away.
MJ Fox is such a courageous and generous soul.
This award ceremony was so special.

[AllaN01Bear]

8. eggscllent.

[Diamond_Dog]

9. Trump would probably say

“Nobody wants to see that.”

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. Michael J. Fox, Canadian, has tremendous courage and is full of bonhomie. . . . . nt

[KS Toronado]

11. So sad to watch him deteriorate

If I had a train with a Flux Capacitor I'd give him a free ride into the future where they have a cure.

[sheshe2]

12. That is perfect, KS.

[MadameButterfly]

14. That made me cry

[JoseBalow]

15. He was great on Curb Your Enthusiasm

(0:40)

[mentalsolstice]

16. Please don't use "broke my heart" when referring to a person with a disability

It’s insulting. I’m not trying to pile on you here, but to rather educate from my own experience. Persons with disabilities (PWD) want to be looked on as every day people, not as some kind of warriors. I have Dystonia, a condition much like Parkinson’s. I absolutely cringe whenever a person (especially strangers) comes up to me with a backside compliment…. Oh I admire your strength, it’s great to see you trying to be in public, etc. I’m simply just another person damn it, and want to be treated as such.

I admire MJF for shining a light on Parkinson’s. What if he’d shown that light, even though he didn’t have it, but because a parent, sibling, spouse, child had it, or it was just simply a cause he was interested in? I would have clapped for him to get the MOH just as much. Bono also got his medal not because he suffered from poverty or AIDS in Africa, but because he brought the world’s attention to it.

[sheshe2]

22. I apologize for having insulted you.

It wasn't meant to be. I will take your slap down.

I have a young brilliant great niece who has a disability and yes, slap me but my heart breaks for her. The reason, I love her dearly. Things will not always be easy for her. Her parents are amazing and her whole family, myself included, stands with her.

I don't find it insulting for a person caring enough about anothers disabilities an insult, but that is just me.

Best~
she

[mentalsolstice]

23. She, I know you're a good person

Just by reading your posts here. Maybe I should’ve worded my post a little bit better. All of the “isms” come from different points of view. Many are malicious, hateful and ugly. Others, come from heartfelt (good) points of view. However, many people don’t realize how a “broken heart” can weigh on the person it’s directed toward, as much as hatefulness does.

For example when I was younger my disability wasn’t so obvious. But I had friends and family who would say “she’s so beautiful, it’s too bad”….to me that was as bad as being bullied or called ugly names like crip or being discriminated against when looking for work.

MJF shone a spotlight on Parkinson’s and its issues. Whenever I see him I think there goes a life well lived, I don’t think, oh how sad. He seems like the kind of good guy, Parkinson’s notwithstanding, who could have brought attention to all kinds of issues.

My best to you and yours this New Year!

[usaf-vet]

24. We NEED more people who are moved by the struggles of others. We need to rid the world of people who belittle those....

..... with a disability. Starting with Djt. The sooner he is gone, the better the world will be.

[mentalsolstice]

29. Moved to action, perhaps?

Pitied, heartbroken, etc., nope. People aren’t just regular everyday people, until they’re treated as such, which is all most of us ask for.

[Demovictory9]

27. "great to see you trying to be in public"

so patronizing

[Wiz Imp]

17. Here's a video from last year where he joined Coldplay on stage at the Glastonbury Festival

Fox can first be seen at about the 1:55 mark. Joins in on guitar around the 3:00 mark. And is thanked by Chris Martin around the 5:00 mark.

[ThePartyThatListens]

18. WoW!

Yeah, it's tough seeing him like that.

Keep keeping on Michael, God bless you!

[Marcuse]

19. Remember?

[sheshe2]

20. Yes, sadly I do remember.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

21. Good old Rush is worm food

Still the slobfather thought to award him the Medal of Freedumb at the SOTU

[Wild blueberry]

25. Worms have better taste than to eat the likes of Mr Hate

He's just rotting.

[calimary]

26. What an absolutely criminal act that was.

Complete disrespect of what should be a very serious and honorable event. trump turned it into a fucking game show. It was embarrassing. And as for the worm food idea, it’s hard to imagine even the worms would want a bite of limbaugh remains.

Ick.

[Heftylefty]

31. Lemonade stand

Michael J. Fox is the epitome of making lemonade from your lemons, by helping so many others.