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Robin Williams’ Wife Describes His Last 10 Devastating Months
KTLA ^ | 10/01/2016

Posted on 10/02/2016 9:01:46 PM PDT by BenLurkin

She describes how, toward the end of his life, “Robin was losing his mind and he was aware of it.” He was struggling with paranoia, anxiety, delusions, insomnia, and other symptoms both physical and mental, and for months, he and his wife could get no answers about what was happening to him.

He was eventually diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, but as his symptoms continued to worsen, he grew “weary” and it felt like they were both “drowning.” Then, ultimately, he took his own life.

It was only after his death that an autopsy revealed Williams actually had Lewy body disease — his clinical symptoms mirrored Parkinson’s, but his brain pathology showed that almost all of the neurons throughout his brain and brainstem had been besieged by Lewy bodies, Schneider Williams writes.

When she found out, she wasn’t surprised: “The mere fact that something had invaded nearly every region of my husband’s brain made perfect sense to me,” she writes.

(Excerpt) Read more at ktla.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: lewy; lewybody; lewybodydisease; parkinsons; parkinsonsdisease; robinwilliams
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To: sagar
Sounds like your typical democrat.

It never ceases to amaze me the cruel and harsh comments on this forum because this is one place I wouldn't expect that. Robin's mind was being ravaged and it must have been horrible and frightening and you sum up his whole life with the statement above. Just wow.
61 posted on 10/03/2016 7:03:29 AM PDT by Scythian_Reborn
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To: BenLurkin

Is it just me, or are comedians in reality, very unhappy people?

They seem to be trying to compensate for underlying mental issues.


62 posted on 10/03/2016 7:25:08 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
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To: Vision Thing
The simple answer...

Is, no.

63 posted on 10/03/2016 8:18:21 AM PDT by Osage Orange (PNA....my butt)
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To: faucetman

#62 See Lewis Black. The angriest man alive.


64 posted on 10/03/2016 1:11:52 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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