So what I say about Tracy is this: Tracy's big challenge is not having a Parkinson's patient for a husband. It's having me for a husband. I happen to be a Parkinson's patient.
Interpretation
Michael J. Fox emphasizes that the real challenge for his wife Tracy is not his condition, but rather being married to him as a person.
In this quote, Michael J. Fox highlights the idea that relationships involve complexities that go beyond physical conditions or challenges. He suggests that while having Parkinson's is a significant aspect of his life, the emotional and relational dynamics in his marriage with Tracy add layers of difficulty that aren't solely about his health—it's about their partnership and the love they share, which can sometimes be even more challenging than the illness itself.
In practice
In a discussion about the challenges faced by caregivers, this quote can illustrate the emotional aspects of living with a partner who has a chronic illness.
I find as long as I acknowledge the truth of something, then that's it. I know what it is and then I can operate. But if I overestimate the downside of something or the challenge of something and I get too obsessed about the difficulty of it, then I don't leave enough room to be open to the upside, the possibility.
My whole life, meeting people is like a blind date, because I feel like they've already seen the video on me.
There are no moments you have frozen in amber. It's moving, it's changing, so appreciate what's good about right now and be ready for what's next.
There's always failure. And there's always disappointment. And there's always loss. But the secret is learning from the loss, and realizing that none of those holes are vacuums.
Certainly people have a lot tougher situations than I've had to deal with. But I will say we are all dying from the moment we are born. This is not just rehearsal.
I'm a dad, I'm a husband, I'm an activist, I'm a writer and I'm just a student of the world.
She was not crying Which surprised me very much But I understand now That she had found places For her melancholy That were behind more masks Than only her eyes
Acquaintance. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.
One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life.
The source of sexual power is curiosity, passion. You are watching its little flame die of asphyxiation. Sex does not thrive on monotony. Without feeling, inventions, moods, no surprises in bed. Sex must be mixed with tears, laughter, words, promises, scenes, jealousy, envy, all of the spices of fear, foreign travel, new faces, novels, stories, dreams, fantasies, music, dancing, opium, wine.
Mum used to hide love letters from my boyfriends and put me down. Now I understand that she was a Polish immigrant forced to settle in Chicago. She was jealous of the freedom life gave me.
Women may fall when there's no strength in men.
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