Did Michael J. Fox "Catch" Parkinson's? (Link) - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 03-24-2002, 07:17 PM

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MJFfan · 03-24-2002, 08:53 PM

That's interesting! Thanks for posting it.

Plata · 03-25-2002, 09:56 AM

Oh my god! I didn't know that a co-star of his in Leo And Me had the disease. I thought it wasn't the contagious type. I was sure I had read or heard somewhere that Michael J. Fox had said that his disease wasn't the contagious type. Maybe it is contagious and he just doesn't know it.

michaelknight777 · 03-25-2002, 03:33 PM

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FamilyTiesFan · 03-25-2002, 08:44 PM

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Originally posted by Plata
Oh my god! I didn't know that a co-star of his in Leo And Me had the disease. I thought it wasn't the contagious type. I was sure I had read or heard somewhere that Michael J. Fox had said that his disease wasn't the contagious type. Maybe it is contagious and he just doesn't know it.

I hope it isn't contagious. But what I understood from this article was the the actors on Leo and Me could have been exposed to environmental hazards. For example, I read somewhere that the metal manganese has been linked to Parkinson's Disease. Maybe they were exposed to something like that.

17Mar59 · 03-27-2002, 10:01 PM

I didn't know you could "catch" Parkinson's I thought it was like
cancer.

MJFfan · 03-27-2002, 10:35 PM

Yeah, I thought it was like cancer too. Maybe you have to be under certain conditions to catch it?

FamilyTiesFan · 03-28-2002, 01:37 AM

I didn't think it was contagious either, but that is what this article seemed to be saying.

MJFfan · 03-28-2002, 01:29 PM

It's probable that they didn't believe you could "catch" it, but now they are beggining to think it is possible.

Samsgirl xo · 03-31-2002, 02:59 AM

wasnt it creepy? i dont know i found it creepy.. but wasnt it the area contamination? i need answers!

Brad Russ · 04-21-2002, 04:41 AM

From reading the article I don't think it was saying you can catch it necessarily like the way you catch the flu. I think that what it is saying is that pesticides, and environmental hazards make catching it more likely. Kind of like how being around asbestos can make a person more likely to be diagnosed with cancer.

03-24-2002, 07:17 PM	#1
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03-24-2002, 08:53 PM	#2
MJFfan I love Family Ties! Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 01, 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 324	That's interesting! Thanks for posting it.
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03-25-2002, 03:33 PM	#4
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03-25-2002, 09:56 AM	#3
Plata Member Senior Member Join Date: May 16, 2001 Location: Regina,Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,201	Oh my god! I didn't know that a co-star of his in Leo And Me had the disease. I thought it wasn't the contagious type. I was sure I had read or heard somewhere that Michael J. Fox had said that his disease wasn't the contagious type. Maybe it is contagious and he just doesn't know it.

03-27-2002, 10:01 PM	#6
17Mar59 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 03, 2002 Location: washington state Posts: 475	I didn't know you could "catch" Parkinson's I thought it was like cancer.

03-27-2002, 10:35 PM	#7
MJFfan I love Family Ties! Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 01, 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 324	Yeah, I thought it was like cancer too. Maybe you have to be under certain conditions to catch it?

03-28-2002, 01:37 AM	#8
FamilyTiesFan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 21, 2001 Location: WA Posts: 142	I didn't think it was contagious either, but that is what this article seemed to be saying.

03-28-2002, 01:29 PM	#9
MJFfan I love Family Ties! Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 01, 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 324	It's probable that they didn't believe you could "catch" it, but now they are beggining to think it is possible.

03-31-2002, 02:59 AM	#10
Samsgirl xo I luv my hitachi vcr Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 14, 2002 Posts: 761	wasnt it creepy? i dont know i found it creepy.. but wasnt it the area contamination? i need answers!

04-21-2002, 04:41 AM	#11
Brad Russ Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 17, 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 10,085	From reading the article I don't think it was saying you can catch it necessarily like the way you catch the flu. I think that what it is saying is that pesticides, and environmental hazards make catching it more likely. Kind of like how being around asbestos can make a person more likely to be diagnosed with cancer.