MICHAEL J. FOX – ALWAYS LOOKING UP: THE ADVENTURES OF AN INCURABLE OPTIMIST (2009 Unabridged Audiobook) Michael J. Fox
Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist by Michael J. Fox is an inspiring and deeply personal memoir from the beloved actor and Parkinson’s advocate.
In this honest and uplifting account, Fox reflects on his journey of resilience, hope, and optimism in the face of Parkinson's disease, which he was diagnosed with at age 29.
There are many words to describe Michael J. Fox: Actor. Husband. Father. Activist. But Always Looking Up adds another to the list: Optimist.
Michael writes about the hard-won perspective that helped him see challenges as opportunities. Instead of building walls around himself, he developed a personal policy of engagement and discovery: an emotional, psychological, intellectual, and spiritual outlook that has served him throughout his struggle with Parkinson's disease.
Michael's exit from a very demanding, very public arena offered him the time-and the inspiration-to open up new doors leading to unexpected places. One door even led him to the center of his own family, the greatest destination of all.
The last ten years, which is really the stuff of this book, began with such a loss: my retirement from Spin City. I found myself struggling with a strange new dynamic: the shifting of public and private personas. I had been Mike the actor, then Mike the actor with PD. Now was I just Mike with PD. Parkinson's had consumed my career and, in a sense, had become my career. But where did all of this leave Me? I had to build a new life when I was already pretty happy with the old one.
Narrated by Fox himself, this audiobook brings listeners into his world as he navigates the challenges of living with a chronic illness while finding purpose and joy along the way. Fox shares insights into his career, family life, and the lessons he's learned through hardship, as well as the triumphs of his advocacy work and the founding of the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
With humor, wit, and unbreakable positivity, Always Looking Up is a celebration of perseverance and the choice to look for the good even in the toughest moments. Michael describes how he became a happier, more satisfied person by recognizing the gifts of everyday life.
For fans of Fox and anyone in search of a hopeful perspective on life’s challenges, this audiobook is a moving, thought-provoking listen from a true optimist who continues to inspire the world.