Michael J Fox calls his Parkinson's diagnosis the 'gift that keeps on taking' on BBC Breakfast after his documentary Still was nominated for a BAFTA

Michael J Fox called his Parkinson's diagnosis the 'gift that keeps on taking' when he appeared on BBC Breakfast on Tuesday. Back To The Future star Michael J Fox called his Parkinson's diagnosis the 'gift that keeps on taking' as he appeared on BBC Breakfast on Tuesday In 2023, the star released an Apple TV+ documentary about his life in film and his subsequent diagnosis, which earned him a BAFTA nomination Michael said: 'I realised I had to turn it around and turn it into something and make it some positive thing that affected other people in a positive way. Michael displayed symptoms of early-onset Parkinson's as early as 1991 while shooting the film Doc Hollywood, and was told by doctors that in a few years he would not be able to work. Michael, now 62, was diagnosed with the degenerative disorder aged just 29 in 1991 - but only publicly disclosed it seven years later A documentary chronicling Michael's 30-year battle with Parkinson's disease, titled Still: A Michael J.