No time like the future: an optimist considers mortality
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Michael J. Fox shares personal stories and observations about illness and health, aging, the strength of family and friends, and how our perceptions about time affect the way we approach mortality. Thoughtful and moving, but with Fox’s trademark sense of humor, his book provides a vehicle for reflection about our lives, our loves, and our losses. Running through the narrative is the drama of the medical madness Fox recently experienced, that included his daily negotiations with the Parkinson’s disease he’s had since 1991, and a spinal cord issue that necessitated immediate surgery. His challenge to learn how to walk again, only to suffer a devastating fall, nearly caused him to ditch his trademark optimism and “get out of the lemonade business altogether.” This new memoir reassesses this outlook, as events in the past decade presented additional challenges.
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Fox, M. J. (2020). No time like the future: an optimist considers mortality. Large Print edition. Waterville, ME, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Fox, Michael J., 1961-. 2020. No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality. Waterville, ME, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Fox, Michael J., 1961-, No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality. Waterville, ME, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2020.
MLA Citation (style guide)Fox, Michael J. No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality. Large Print edition. Waterville, ME, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2020.
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