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While speaking with MJFF Board member and anchor Willie Geist on NBC’s Sunday Today, Michael shared the moment he revealed his Parkinson’s diagnosis to his wife, Tracy Pollan: “One of things I’ll always love Tracy for is that at that moment, she didn’t blink,” he says.

He lived every day with gratitude and I realized, if there's gratitude, then you have sustained optimism." The last thing you run out of is the future.

On talking about his father-in-law’s approach to optimism, Michael told ABC’s Good Morning America chief anchor and MJFF Board member George Stephanopoulos: "He would always say, no matter what was going on, 'It gets better, kiddo.

Click the links below to read each piece in full and be inspired by his timeless advice and reflections: Here's a look at recent interview highlights filled with Michael’s signature humor and candor. “ Have I been an honest broker with the Parkinson’s community? The understanding I’ve reached with Parkinson’s is sincere, but the expression of it risks being glib.” He used to be a believer in making lemonade out of lemons, but now, he writes, “Screw it - I’m out of the lemonade business.”

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He shared with The New York Times about his “crisis of conscience” after learning how to walk again post-spinal cord surgery: Diagnosed at 29, Michael’s new book explores how three decades of living with Parkinson’s and recent health setbacks (unrelated to the disease) had him reflecting on the big questions about life, illness and aging.

And that’s for good reason! Our Founder and best-selling author just published his fourth memoir, No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality. Fox seems to be everywhere these days - The New York Times, Good Morning America, NBC and way more.