Wrongly Diagnosed

@celticeagle (189793)

Boise, Idaho

October 27, 2021 9:09pm CST

Robin Williams ended his life on August 11, 2014. He had been diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1991 and suffered from depression. But the autopsy showed he had been wrongly diagnosed and actually had Williams and Lewy body dementia. This disease is suffered by about 1.3 million people. Experts say a person with this disease develops memory and language problems (and so it is easy to see how the comedian was wrongly diagnosed.) Then, as it continues to develop, sufferers actually begin to have hallucinations. What a horrible way to live. I have never heard of this disease and didn't know Robin had been given the wrong diagnosis. I wonder if knowing would have changed anything. I doubt it. Image courtesy of Adobe Stock free images.

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@kareng (80243)

• United States

28 Oct 21

Very sad loss to the world. He was a great comedian. It is a shame he was misdiagnosed. Things may have turned out differently but we will never know.

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@kareng (80243)

• United States

28 Oct 21

@Vree0937 Yes, he was. I loved Mrs. Doubtfire!

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@Vree0937 (3878)

• Indonesia

28 Oct 21

He was great actors too. But yes, mostly are comedy. That's why I lost him so much

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@Vree0937 (3878)

• Indonesia

29 Oct 21

@kareng He's so funny playing that characters

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@sallypup (69155)

• Centralia, Washington

28 Oct 21

I've heard of that but don't know much about it. Williams was such a great actor.

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@celticeagle (189793)

• Boise, Idaho

30 Oct 21

He was. And so funny.

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@toniganzon (77064)

• Philippines

28 Oct 21

I have heard of Lewy Body Dementia and it’s a pretty common disease. I think he would have still gone through depression if he found out he had dementia.

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@celticeagle (189793)

• Boise, Idaho

30 Oct 21

Yes, indeed.

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@arunima25 (93194)

• Bangalore, India

28 Oct 21

That sounds like a terrible disease.And so is Parkinson's in its own way. Not sure if the proper tag would have helped. Unless there are definitive treatments to both and they are different.

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@erictsuma (9725)

• Mombasa, Kenya

28 Oct 21

It's my first time j hear about it, am sorry for the comedian

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@celticeagle (189793)

• Boise, Idaho

30 Oct 21

I am too. It's an awful disease. Either of them.

@Vree0937 (3878)

• Indonesia

28 Oct 21

I was so sad that he ended his life like that. He's one of my favorite actor! I love all his movies, such talented! Hope he's RIP

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@betlynfrnds (4071)

• United States

28 Oct 21

I really miss Robin.

I don't know that I have seen any of his work since he passed. His loving wife spent much time researching the facts as to what really happened. With his zest and love for life, there was no way that he wanted to kill himself.

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@celticeagle (189793)

• Boise, Idaho

30 Oct 21

I can't watch him right now. Depression is weird. I think he had an ego and didn't want to continue knowing he would get worse, not better.

@snowy22315 (208746)

• United States

28 Oct 21

I heard about that at the time actually. Poor guy

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@celticeagle (189793)

• Boise, Idaho

30 Oct 21

I must have missed it.

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@wilsongoddard (7291)

• United States

9 Nov 21

A proper diagnosis would have meant treatments and lifestyle changes that might have bought him a little bit more quality of life for a while. However, there is no cure.

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@celticeagle (189793)

• Boise, Idaho

10 Nov 21

Yes, and he was a public icon so his privacy would be something he probably had a problem with.

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@RasmaSandra (97912)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

29 Oct 21

Terrible one way or another and I also don't think having the right diagnosis would have solved anything, Just terrible that he had to suffer like that and he was such a talented person

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@celticeagle (189793)

• Boise, Idaho

30 Oct 21

I agree.

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@JamesHxstatic (29410)

• Eugene, Oregon

30 Oct 21

He had suffered from depression for years too. Many comedians seem to have that problem.

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@celticeagle (189793)

• Boise, Idaho

30 Oct 21

Yes, I have heard of others. I would think that doing comedic bits would help them work through a lot of issues. Don't you think?

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@celticeagle (189793)

• Boise, Idaho

4 Nov 21

@JamesHxstatic .......But the topic is a real part of their lives.

@JamesHxstatic (29410)

• Eugene, Oregon

31 Oct 21

@celticeagle Not really, that is just an act and not the real person inside.

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@Shiva49 (28366)

• Singapore

28 Oct 21

When life turns topsy turvy, it is tough to deal with it. It is always hard for a few when they are no longer who they used to be.

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@celticeagle (189793)

• Boise, Idaho

30 Oct 21

And some just cannot.

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@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

28 Oct 21

@celticeagle I thought I heard that he was misdiagnosed but did not know about dementia. It sounds very bad and understand why he took his life. I loved him. He was so funny and great actor. I miss him a lot each day. A lot of the comedians are not alive now and I miss them all.

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@celticeagle (189793)

• Boise, Idaho

30 Oct 21

Comedians are so giving and fun.

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@celticeagle (189793)

• Boise, Idaho

4 Nov 21

@Hannihar ......Thank goodness for movies, videos and such.

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@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

31 Oct 21

@celticeagle There are those that I really liked that are no longer with us now. It is a shame.

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@solidcodes (1798)

• Philippines

28 Oct 21

Life is hard because we get sick and get old.

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@celticeagle (189793)

• Boise, Idaho

30 Oct 21

That is true.

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@BarBaraPrz (51811)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

28 Oct 21

"Williams and Lewy body dementia." Now that's something you don't hear about every day. I've certainly never heard of it before now. No wonder he was misdiagnosed. His doctors probably never heard of it, either.

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@celticeagle (189793)

• Boise, Idaho

30 Oct 21

I hadn'[t either until I read this article.

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@jstory07 (148701)

• Roseburg, Oregon

28 Oct 21

It was a sad day when we loss a good actor like him.

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@celticeagle (189793)

• Boise, Idaho

30 Oct 21

And comedian.

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@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

28 Oct 21

I never heard of this disease and I do not believe that a correct diagnosis could have helped him.

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@celticeagle (189793)

• Boise, Idaho

30 Oct 21

I don't either.

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@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Oct 21

We will never know.

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@celticeagle (189793)

• Boise, Idaho

30 Oct 21

Nope.

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@LindaOHio (222222)

• United States

28 Oct 21

This is such a shame.

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@celticeagle (189793)

• Boise, Idaho

30 Oct 21

Very much so.

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