No Time Like the Future

A moving account of resilience,hopefear and mortalityand how these things resonate in our livesby actor and advocate Michael J. Fox. The entire world knows Michael J. Fox as Marty McFlythe teenage sidekick of Doc Brown in Back to the Future; as Alex P. Keaton in Family Ties; as Mike Flaherty in Spin City; and through numerous other movie roles and guest appearances on shows such as The Good Wife and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Diagnosed at age 29Michael is equally engaged in ParkinsonΓÇÖs advocacy workraising global awareness of the disease and helping find a cure through The Michael J. Fox Foundation for ParkinsonΓÇÖs Researchthe worldΓÇÖs leading non-profit funder of PD science. His two previous bestselling memoirsLucky Man and Always Looking Updealt with how he came to terms with the illnessall the while exhibiting his iconic optimism. His new memoir reassesses this outlookas events in the past decade presented additional challenges. In No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers MortalityMichael shares personal stories and observations about illness and healthagingthe strength of family and friendsand how our perceptions about time affect the way we approach mortality. Thoughtful and movingbut with FoxΓÇÖs trademark sense of humorhis book provides a vehicle for reflection about our livesour lovesand our losses. Running through the narrative is the drama of the medical madness Fox recently experiencedthat included his daily negotiations with the ParkinsonΓÇÖs disease heΓÇÖs had since 1991and a spinal cord issue that necessitated immediate surgery. His challenge to learn how to walk againonly to suffer a devastating fallnearly caused him to ditch his trademark optimism and ΓÇ£get out of the lemonade business altogether.ΓÇ¥ Does he make it all of the way back? Read the book.