Michael J. Fox Libros

El mundo conoce a Michael J. Fox como Marty McFly, el compañero adolescente de Doc Brown en Volver al Futuro. En No hay mejor momento que el futuro, Michael comparte historias personales y observaciones sobre la enfermedad y la salud, el envejecimiento, la fortaleza de la familia y los amigos, y cómo nuestras percepciones del tiempo afectan nuestra manera de abordar la mortalidad. Reflexivo y conmovedor, pero con el característico sentido del humor de Fox, su libro ofrece un vehículo para la reflexión sobre nuestras vidas, amores y pérdidas. A lo largo de la narrativa se encuentra el drama de la locura médica que Fox experimentó recientemente, que incluyó sus negociaciones diarias con la enfermedad de Parkinson que padece desde 1991, y un problema en la médula espinal que requirió cirugía inmediata. Su desafío por aprender a caminar de nuevo, solo para sufrir una caída devastadora, casi lo llevó a abandonar su optimismo característico. ¿Logra recuperarse por completo?

Diagnosed at age 29, Fox is engaged in Parkinson's advocacy work, raising global awareness of the disease and helping find a cure through The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, the world's leading non-profit funder of PD science. Here he shares personal stories and observations about illness and health, aging, the strength of family and friends, and how our perceptions about time affect the way we approach mortality. Running through the narrative is the drama of the medical madness Fox recently experienced: the Parkinson's disease he's had since 1991, and a spinal cord issue that necessitated immediate surgery. He describes how his challenge to learn how to walk again, only to suffer a devastating fall, nearly caused him to ditch his trademark optimism. -- adapted from jacket

In September 1998, Michael J. Fox stunned the world by announcing he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease -- a degenerative neurological condition. In fact, he had been secretly fighting it for seven years. The worldwide response was staggering. Fortunately, he had accepted the diagnosis, and by the time the public started grieving for him, he had stopped grieving for himself. Now, with the same passion, humor, and energy, that Fox has invested in his dozens of performances over the last 18 years, he tells the story of his life, his career, and his campaign, to find a cure for Parkinson's. Combining his trademark ironic sensibility, and keen sense of the absurd, he recounts his life -- from his childhood in a small town in western Canada, to his meteoric rise in film and television which made him a worldwide celebrity. Most importantly however, he writes of the last 10 years, during which -- with the unswerving support of his wife, family, and friends -- he has dealt with his illness. He talks about what Parkinson's has given him: the chance to appreciate a wonderful life and career, and the opportunity to help search for a cure, and spread public awareness of the disease. He is a very lucky man, indeed.

Struck with Parkinson's - a debilitating, degenerative disease - at the height of his fame, Fox has taken what some people might consider cause for depression and turned it into a beacon of hope for millions. Now, in Always Looking Up , he writes about the personal philosophy that carried him through his darkest hours, and speaks with others who have emerged from difficult periods with optimism to spare. With the humour and wit that dazzled fans and reviewers alike in his bestselling memoir, Lucky Man , Fox shows how he became a happier, more satisfied person by recognising the gifts of everyday life.