Maybe he's not so bad after all.....

Every time Michael J. Fox puts out a book, I can't bear to read it. As a kid, he was a household name. Who didn't want to be part of the Keaton family on Family Ties, or hang out with "Marty McFly" in the Back to the Future trilogy? Around the time Fox announced he had Parkinson's Disease my father's battle with the same disease was getting worse. That was in 1998. Thousands, probably millions of people know of Parkinson's Disease but no one was able to bring it to...let's say...Cancer's notorious fame, as Michael J. Fox. It was nice to see that finally someone was making public the importance of finding a cure for this awful sickness. Unfortunately, my father wasn't able to live long enough to see a cure and passed away in 2004. I've heard news reports stating we are single digit years away but realistically, who knows if we'll ever get a cure. This is why every time I hear of Fox, or especially watch him on TV, specifically talk shows, I cant' help but burst into tears. Every movement he makes, the way he talks, walks, sits, basically all his mannerisms remind me of something all too familiar. My sister has his Lucky Man and Always Looking Up bestsellers, but I just can't open them. Anyway, it was about 2 weeks ago I saw Fox on Live with Regis and Kelly promoting his new book. Although this episode was a repeat, it made me aware that he had a new book that came out, terrible, I know! 

Well, the other day I was walking around the book store, trying to find my next read and saw his latest, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to the Future. The book looked inviting, and playful, and I didn't feel that it was going to be all about Parkinson's Disease, since I knew that phrase haunted me.  I bought it, read it, and actually enjoyed reading it. It's kind of like a how to guide, for anyone still waiting to learn all of those life lessons we hear about. He does reference his disease, but he also name-drops Hunter! He's humorous, while still keeping with the theme of the book- live to learn. This really was a big breakthrough for me, opening this book. I guess I'm one day closer to opening the others.