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Robin Williams on Donald Trump from 2012 (Original Post) Coldwater Yesterday OP
"catch and release" program. This clip needs to be played everywhere. niyad Yesterday #1
Brilliant man Picaro Yesterday #2
And two years later, he was dead from suicide? tavernier Yesterday #3
He had a terrible disease: Lewy body dementia milestogo Yesterday #5
It's a horrible disease karin_sj Yesterday #9
I'm sorry you went through that. milestogo Yesterday #10
I loved Robin Williams. 💙 TommieMommy Yesterday #4
That shit was from the heart. Nt BootinUp Yesterday #6
I miss this man so much. ProudMNDemocrat Yesterday #7
I miss him as well Coldwater Yesterday #11
A truly brilliant man and he totally got it! This clip should be required viewing! lark Yesterday #8

milestogo

(22,859 posts)
5. He had a terrible disease: Lewy body dementia
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 10:10 AM
Yesterday

Lewy body dementia, also known as LBD, is the second most common type of dementia after Alzheimer's disease. Protein deposits called Lewy bodies develop in nerve cells in the brain. The protein deposits affect brain regions involved in thinking, memory and movement. There are two forms of LBD that cause cognitive symptoms — dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease dementia.

Lewy body dementia causes a decline in mental abilities that gradually gets worse over time. People with LBD might see things that aren't there, known as visual hallucinations. They also may have changes in alertness and attention.

People with Lewy body dementia commonly have symptoms of Parkinson's disease. These symptoms might include rigid muscles, slow movement, trouble walking and tremors.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/lewy-body-dementia/symptoms-causes/syc-20352025

karin_sj

(1,355 posts)
9. It's a horrible disease
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 10:41 AM
Yesterday

One of the hardest things about it is the fluctuations in a person's cognitive state. My loved one could be really out of it: acting out and hallucinating one day and then be totally back to his normal self the next morning. The normal times were especially heartbreaking because in those times, he knew something was terribly wrong with him. It's really scary to hear that it's the second most common dementia after Alzheimer's.

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,733 posts)
7. I miss this man so much.
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 10:17 AM
Yesterday

Last edited Mon Feb 16, 2026, 01:04 PM - Edit history (1)

In 2002 when my husband, daughter, and I saw him in performance at Northrop Auditorium, he paced the stage like a caged animal.

I never laughed so hard in all my life. We were up in the balcony area and I had a great view of Robin Williams.

Coldwater

(1,162 posts)
11. I miss him as well
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 11:44 AM
Yesterday

Whenever I walk through the Public Garden's in Boston, I deliberately pass the bench he sat on while filming the movie Good Will Hunting

lark

(25,989 posts)
8. A truly brilliant man and he totally got it! This clip should be required viewing!
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 10:21 AM
Yesterday

I sure miss him so much. The world is dimmer without his presence.

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