RIP Robin Williams (1 Viewer)

[SamT]

I had never heard about Lewy body dementia. It's terrible. He had extreme courage to do what he did. It changes your perspective on what happened after you read about the disease.

 

[SamT]

Just saw this

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/robin-williams-widow-reveals-actor-836316


I really don't like the wordings there. It's nobody's place to blame or not.

 

[bujaki]

I had never heard about Lewy body dementia. It's terrible. He had extreme courage to do what he did. It changes your perspective on what happened after you read about the disease.

A very good friend of mine lived with this disease for many years until his death. It is indeed a horrible, slow way to die.

 

[Sam Posten]

Just saw this
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/robin-williams-widow-reveals-actor-836316

I really don't like the wordings there. It's nobody's place to blame or not.

Whether you do or not is immaterial, the world flooded with sentiments weighing in on his decision from all corners, lay, religious, famous, news. How could his family not have seen the sentiments from people blaming him, them, and decrying his actions as cowardly and entitled?

Our own beliefs about suicide probably get too close to P&R to discuss in depth, but that's not the point. There was a national conversation about the merits of Williams suicide and the vast majority of people didn't and likely still don't know the specifics of his health or mental state.