>>>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
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>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.

I figure Fox has longer than the average, since most people with Parkinson's are old enough that something else kills them before the disease. My dad was diagnosed at 76, for example. Nonetheless, I'll be surprised if Michael J. Fox makes it to 70.

Tamar