This is the disease that actor Michael J. Fox from “Back to the Future” has.

The actor Michael J Fox He became a popular icon alongside Christopher Loyd, starring in the film saga “Back to the Future” since 1985, a trilogy of comedy and science fiction, which tells the adventures of Martin McFly and Doctor Brown, traveling in the iconic Delorean thus becoming two of the most loved characters in the history of cinema.

Although the actor had a long career on the screen, he caused a medical conditionhad to be absent for a long time from cinema and television, as it affects his motor mobility, this became more evident in the meeting that the two main actors of ‘Back to the future’ had at New York Comic Con 2022.

What happened during the event at New York Comic Con?

During the event in New York, both actors had a meeting, where they chatted with their fans, answering questions and telling anecdotes of the trilogy that made them true icons of pop culture. In space Michael took the opportunity to talk about his illness, as well as considering it a gift, the actor commented on how he used fame to help thousands of people.

The mobility difficulty that actor Michael J. Fox has is known as the Parkinson’s diseasethis is a condition of the nervous system that affects the mobility of people by generating spasms, causing a degenerative and chronic disorder that affects the brain in the area where mobility occurs, in some cases also generating muscle stiffness.

Currently this condition has no cure, but it does have some physiotherapy treatments that aid mobility. Diagnosis is possible through an anamnesis and a neurological analysis, the most common being that it begins at the age of 60, but more and more cases of minors presenting the first symptoms are reported.

Parkinson’s is the gift you keep getting, but it’s a gift and I wouldn’t trade it for anything … People like Chris have been there for me a lot, and so many of you have. commented Michael J. Fox during the event.

Fox also took the opportunity to mention his foundation The Michael J. Fox Foundation, an organization that helps other people with Parkinson’s. “I wanted to help other people who, like me, suffer from this disease. For me, having this disease was a gift because it allowed me to give visibility and help other people with the same problem,” said the actor.

During the panel, the actors also took the opportunity to tell anecdotes about the “Back to the Future” saga, such as the fact that Fox was not the first actor chosen to play Martin, his taste for the musical based on these films, or the immediate chemistry he and Christopher Loyd had. Without a doubt, this event was a great and exciting reunion, both for them and for fans of the franchise.