The beloved actor committed suicide last year.
by
Julie Miller
Robin Williams’s widow, Susan Williams, has come forward to reveal that a rare neurodegenerative disease—not depression—was to blame for the actor’s suicide.
Williams’s condition was only correctly diagnosed as diffuse Lewy body dementia after autopsy. In an ABC News interview, Susan said that her late husband exhibited “this endless parade of symptoms” since late 2013.
The whak-a-mole reference made me think of multiple sclerosis symptoms that can change day-to-day:
“It was like playing Whack–a-Mole. Which symptom is it this month?” she continued. “I thought, ‘Is my husband a hypochondriac?’
His wife may be talking about something that nobody can know for sure. Why people commit suicide is a mystery, even they can only half know, in my opinion.
Changes in thinking and reasoning.accompanied by depression and the picture gets dreary.
Symptoms of dementia with Lewy bodies include:
- Changes in thinking and reasoning.
- Confusion and alertness that varies significantly from one time of day to another or from one day to the next.
- Parkinson's symptoms, such as a hunched posture, balance problems and rigid muscles.
- Visual hallucinations.
- Delusions.
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