"I was proud of all these people that stepped in and took this challenge, and I feel like I get all this attention. "Getting a lot of people with great energy and great desire and great intelligence and great sense of responsibility to do something that's achievable," he told PEOPLE. Fox on Finding "Gratitude" & Staying Strong in His Battle with Parkinson'sįox also discussed the greatest accomplishment of his nonprofit, which was launched in 2000. "My kids are so great because they understand what it means," he said. "Again, the sense of opportunity for me and they want to help me." Fox attend the 2022 A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Cure Parkinson'sįox has helped raise more than a billion and a half dollars for Parkinson's research and therapies through his foundation since his 1991 diagnosis with the disease. Saturday's gala, which featured comedy from Jim Gaffigan, Samantha Bee and Lewis Black, raised an additional $4 million.ĭuring the chat with PEOPLE, Fox expressed his appreciation for the support he's received from his children on his work with the foundation. Fox Foundation Tracy Pollan and Michael J. Fox attend the 2022 A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Cure Parkinson'sīryan Bedder/Getty Images for The Michael J.
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