Michael J. Fox knows he’ll ‘run out of gas’ one day. Until then, death isn’t what scares him

“Back to the Future” star Michael J. “It’s the gift that keeps on taking, but it has changed my life in so many positive ways.” Fox, who went public with his diagnosis in 1998, discussed the fundraising strategy of the Michael J. After deciding against being a spokesperson for other Parkinson’s foundations, Fox said he wanted to put his efforts toward giving “money at the right people,” including scientists who might find a cure to the disease. Fox said the research supported by his foundation “opens the gates for pharmaceutical companies to come in and say, ‘We’ve got a target and we’re going to dump money into it.’” The “Good Wife” actor’s battle with Parkinson’s also put his family life in the spotlight. In April, Fox told “CBS News Sunday Morning” that he doesn’t see himself living to be 80 and noted that “you don’t die from Parkinson’s — you die with Parkinson’s.” In the Town & Country interview, the actor said, “one day I’ll run out of gas” and that he will “allow myself that.” He added: “If I were to pass away tomorrow, it would be premature, but it wouldn’t be unheard of.