On March 31, 2009, Fox appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show with Mehmet Oz to publicly discuss his condition as well as his book, his family and his prime-time special which aired May 7, 2009, (Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist).
Den 31. marts 2009 medvirkede Fox i The Oprah Winfrey Show med Dr. Oz for at diskutere sin sygdom, sin bog, samt sin familie og et primetime-special-afsnit blev sendt 7. maj 2009 (Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist).