>>Mr. Fox is young enough to be able to hope for some kind of cure or relief in his lifetime.
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>Maybe. According to my neuro, average lifespan after Parkinson's diagnosis is 20 years. So those diagnosed young are likely to be killed by the disease before they get old.
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>Tamar

Sounds about right. My father made it to 23 years, though it wasn't the Parkinson's that did him in. Sure made the last 10 years of his life tough to watch for the rest of us though.