Accessibility links
Parkinson's Threatened To Tear Michael J. Fox Down, But He Keeps On Getting Up : Consider This from NPR Few stars shined brighter in the 80's than Michael J Fox, and when the '90s rolled around, he was still one of the top names in show biz.
But in 1991, after a night of heavy drinking, Fox noticed a tremor developing in his right pinky, an early symptom symptom of Parkinson's Disease, a diagnosis that would change the course of his life.

Fox speaks to NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer, about his new documentary "Still", and how he found meaning in sharing his disease with the world.

A note for our listeners, The Michael J. Fox Foundation is a supporter of NPR.

In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.
Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

Consider This from NPR

Parkinson's Threatened To Tear Michael J. Fox Down, But He Keeps On Getting Up

Parkinson's Threatened To Tear Michael J. Fox Down, But He Keeps On Getting Up

Listen · 11:11
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1157222953/1200108613" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript
Enlarge this image

Michael J. Fox in the new documentary, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie. Courtesy of Apple hide caption

toggle caption
Courtesy of Apple

Michael J. Fox in the new documentary, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie.

Courtesy of Apple

Few stars shined brighter in the 80's than Michael J Fox, and when the '90s rolled around, he was still one of the top names in show biz.

But in 1991, after a night of heavy drinking, Fox noticed a tremor developing in his right pinky, an early symptom symptom of Parkinson's Disease, a diagnosis that would change the course of his life.

Fox speaks to NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer, about his new documentary "Still", and how he found meaning in sharing his disease with the world.

In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.

Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

This episode was produced by Michael Levitt and Megan Lim, with engineering by Kwesi Lee. It was edited by Sarah Handel and Adam Raney. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.