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Posted by Phillipa on November 6, 2015, at 11:54:00
Robin Williams had first been diagnosed with Parkinson's and developed Hallucinations and when autopsy completed found Lewy Body Dementia. So Depression By itself wasn't the cause of his death. P
Posted by Phillipa on November 7, 2015, at 17:51:17
In reply to Who Read Robin Williams Had Lewy Body Dementia?, posted by Phillipa on November 6, 2015, at 11:54:00
Posted by Shell on November 8, 2015, at 0:25:07
In reply to Re: Who Read Robin Williams Had Lewy Body Dementia?, posted by Phillipa on November 7, 2015, at 17:51:17
It's so sad. I knew someone with Lewy Body Dementia and it's an awful disease.
I can't imagine how terrifying it must have been for him to not know what was wrong with him. The symptoms are muscular stiffness and difficulty moving, memory loss, sleep disorders, anxiety attacks, increased depression, hallucinations. The quote from his wife that really struck me was, "Robin was very aware that he was losing his mind and there was nothing he could do about it. For someone who was known as a comedic genius (and a member of Mensa), that had to have been unimaginably devastating.
Posted by Phillipa on November 8, 2015, at 9:30:17
In reply to Re: Who Read Robin Williams Had Lewy Body Dementia?, posted by Shell on November 8, 2015, at 0:25:07
I so agree. Sad for sure.
Posted by Hugh on November 9, 2015, at 15:07:06
In reply to Who Read Robin Williams Had Lewy Body Dementia?, posted by Phillipa on November 6, 2015, at 11:54:00
I have an elderly relative who has Lewy bodies. She used to be upbeat, but now she's very anxious and depressed.
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