\u201cI was told I only had 10 years left to work. That was s***ty. That\u2019s what happened. The hardest part of my diagnosis was grappling with the certainty of the diagnosis and the uncertainty of the situation,\u201d Fox said. \u201cI only knew it would get worse. The diagnosis was definite, the progress was indefinite and uncertain. My wife [Pollan] made it clear that she was with me for the duration. But my young son, Sam, didn\u2019t know. He didn\u2019t have a choice.\u201d\n\n\n\n

The children\n\n\n\n

The couple share son Sam Michael, 34, twin daughters Aquinnah Kathleen and Schuyler Frances, 29, and Esm\u00e9 Annabelle, 22.\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf I\u2019m reaching for something, they\u2019ll just do it and carry on,\u201d he said of his children in an interview with Good Housekeeping . \u201c[They have learned] empathy, resilience, and also sorting out what\u2019s important from what\u2019s not, things like vanity.\u201d\n\n\n\n

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Fox shares a close relationship with his now adult children, who frequently make guest appearances on his Instagram account.\n\n\n\n

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\u201cOur children are beautiful, sensitive, intelligent, empathetic, independent, compassionate, adventurous, lovely people,\u201d he captioned a Mother\u2019s Day tribute to Pollan in May 2022. \u201cThat\u2019s your fault. We all love you so much. Happy Mother\u2019s Day.\u201d\n\n\n\n

\u2018In sickness and in health\u2019\n\n\n\n

In March 2023, the couple spoke with People about their continued support for one another and how they nurture their relationship.\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think we really listen to each other; we are there for each other when we need each other,\u201d Pollan said. \u201cAnd then we also give each other space when that\u2019s needed. Just feeling off of what\u2019s needed at the moment and trying to be there.\u201d\n\n\n\n

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Adding to that sentiment, Fox chimed in saying, \u201cTracy gives our family everything that we need. Any good in our family, anything good that we do, comes from her.\u201d\n\n\n\n

In early November 2023, the Teen Wolf star spoke on CBS mornings and discussed how his loving wife has been his greatest champion for 35 years.\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s been great for me, I don\u2019t know how it is for her,\u201d Fox joked. \u201cI love Tracy obviously and she\u2019s an amazing person and has gone through a lot. I realize she has a life separate from me having Parkinson\u2019s, from me being Alex Keaton or Marty McFly, she\u2019s a person. I think that\u2019s why it\u2019s gone okay.\u201d\n\n\n\n

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The star, who voiced Chance on the 1993 family film Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, also shared how Pollan continues to honor her wedding vows.\n\n\n\n

\u201cI had no idea what to expect [since the diagnosis], and neither did she. She had indicated to me by saying, for better or for worse, in sickness and in health\u2026She was able to get me through it, and go through it with me. And she has for 35 years.\u201d\n\n\n\n

Fox adds \u201cShe\u2019s there in the front lines with me every single day. She never pretends to know as much as I know.\u201d\n\n\n\n

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Speaking with Today in 2020, Fox, who was overcome with emotion when talking about his Pollan, said: \u201cOne of the things I\u2019ll always love Tracy for is that at that moment [of diagnosis], she didn\u2019t blink.\u201d\n\n\n\n

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The multiple award-winning actor is the founder of the Michael J. Fox Foundation, which according to the organization\u2019s website, has raised almost $2 billion towards finding a cure for Parkinson\u2019s Disease, a progressive brain disorder.\n\n\n\n

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