Michael J. Fox Becomes An Honorary Doctor In Sweden

STOCKHOLM — Sweden's Karolinska institute says it will give an honorary degree of medicine to Canadian-American actor Michael J. Fox for his work to raise funds and awareness for Parkinson's disease.

The institute, which awards the annual Nobel Prize in medicine, says the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research has since 2000 given more than $175 million to research aimed at developing drugs against the disease.

Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1991. The disease is a progressive neurological condition that impairs the motor skills.

Karolinska says Fox will receive the doctorate in a ceremony in New York on Friday.

Comments

[LMPE]

12:22 AM on 03/07/2010

First Rush Limbaugh attacked Michael J. Fox for "faking" Parkinson's, and now MJF gets an honorary award from Sweden. Anything to anger El Rushbo is fine by me!

[DannyGee]

01:51 PM on 03/06/2010

"honorary" degrees are a sham and a disgrace to the people who actually earned their degrees. Michael's efforts have been uplifting and fantastic, but he should not be "given" a college degree for his non scholastic efforts.

[CabinAgue]

12:30 PM on 03/06/2010

That's awesome. Congratulations, Michael!

[tnlcallen]

08:10 AM on 03/06/2010

That's cool. It speaks volumes about the guy too. He was afflicted with this disease, and instead of admitting defeat, he has lead the charge in trying to find a cure.

[babyboomerorig]

09:07 PM on 03/05/2010

Congratulations, Michael!!

You deserve every accolade you get.

[davidmnc76]

06:56 PM on 03/05/2010

It would be entertaining to watch Alex P Keaton perform surgery.

[rising sun]

08:14 PM on 03/05/2010

I was thinking Doc Hollywood.

[David Wild]

03:43 PM on 03/05/2010

Michael J Fox is one of the smartest, coolest, nicest and most talented people you could ever meet. Congrats Doc Hollywood!

[BikeFreak]

02:19 PM on 03/05/2010

That's nice, but I wonder if on the bottom of the award there is an asterisk stating he is not a real medical doctor and never, NEVER let him perform surgery.

[Corpsman Up]

01:02 PM on 03/05/2010

If they could give barry a peace prize the least they could do for michael is give him the nobel prize in medicine.

[thegirlnextdoor]

12:17 PM on 03/05/2010

Well, I always thought Michael J Fox was a smart cookie!

[imrusselloliver]

12:11 PM on 03/05/2010

Yea, my kids named me an honorary doctor.