Interesting interview with Robin Williams wife.

[+pcpilot]

I heard he suffered from alcoholism, depression, and apparently also paranoia. What I didn't know was he also suffered from early stages of Parkinsons discovere3d during his autopsy and a form of dementia called Lewy Body Dementia. WOW! This poor man was really going thru the wringer.

 

Interview can be found here...

 

https://gma.yahoo.com/exclusive-robin-williams-widow-forgave-him-doesn-t-124422315--abc-news-celebrities.html#

[+JediMaster]

Not all the long-term effects of substance abuse are known, but I'm certain he would've been in better shape at that stage of his life if he'd not been an addict.

[PaperArtillery]

Not all the long-term effects of substance abuse are known, but I'm certain he would've been in better shape at that stage of his life if he'd not been an addict.

 

I'm not particularly condoning such things, but frankly, if I had that many terrible things happening to me, I'm pretty sure I'd be drunk 24/7 (as it is, I'm drunk 3/2, and/or whenever I'm on Il-2).  I'm at high risk for MS and I remember, when reading over an "if you are diagnosed" pamphlet where it specifically advised not drinking, that I started laughing maniacally.