Michael J. Fox on Staying Positive After His Mother\u2019s Death: \u2018She\u2019d Never Add Up the Losses\u2019<\/p>\n
Over his three decades battling Parkinson\u2019s disease, Michael J. Fox has notoriously harnessed the power of positivity. It\u2019s an instinct that he can trace back to his mother Phyllis, who died in September at the age of 92.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy mother lived a long, wonderful life. There was not a more revered woman,\u201d Fox, 61, shares in this week\u2019s PEOPLE cover story for the Kindness issue. \u201cShe was a sweet person. You knew you\u2019d get a fair hearing. And she loved to laugh\u2014she laughed like crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n
When he revealed his Parkinson\u2019s diagnosis to his mother following his diagnosis in 1991 at age 29, Phyllis was worried.<\/p>\n