Oct 1, 2013

Michael J Fox Show

I just happened to catch the Michael J Fox show.  He plays a character with Parkinson's Disease, which, of course, he actually has.  It is a very courageous portrayal.  There is even humor; where someone wants his autograph for his relative who has Alzheimer's Disease -- to which Michael J. Fox replies that he has Parkinson's.  The other person says 'well, yeah, whatever.'  What an accurate depiction of the misunderstanding of dementia, Parkinson's and other neurological disorders by many people.  It is worth watching -- as it depicts to some degree what the person with the disease and his family face. 

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