Two years ago at the age of 63 years died a famous comedian and actor Robin Williams: he committed suicide in his own house. Initially speculated about his alcohol addiction, but his wife Susan Schneider denied this version and said that the actor was suffering from acquired dementia and was in a long depression.
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“He was mad and knew it”: the mystery of the last days of Robin Williams
The widow of Robin Williams published an essay titled “the Terrorist in the head of my husband”, which frankly told about the last months of his life. According to Susan Schneider, Williams was suffering from a disease called “dementia with Lewy bodies is the second after Alzheimer’s variety of dementia.
Schneider wrote:in 2013 he suffered from anxiety and worry. Then they added the insomnia, looping, memory loss and increased cortisol in the blood. Only after the death, doctors were able to detect that the cause of all this lay in the increased concentration of Taurus Levi in the amygdala. I’m sorry he never knew that everything happening was not a consequence of the weakness of his spirit or character.”
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To this assumption about neurological disorders has already been expressed – it was assumed that Williams was suffering from Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s (the medicine prescribed in these ailments often lead to a protracted depression and other side reactions of the psyche). Dementia with Lewy bodies is a poorly known disease, which over time damages the brain cells. It affects millions of Americans. This dementia leads to memory loss, delusions, hallucinations and other health problems, and her symptoms similar to the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
The widow of Robin Williams has stressed that He went crazy and knew it. It is difficult to imagine the pain he felt, feeling like falling apart. But no one – no amount of sympathy and love, nothing could stop what was happening to him. He repeated: “I want to restart my brain.” I will never know the true depth of his suffering. I saw how this brave man could not cope with the most difficult role in my life.”
