Ten years have passed since the world lost one of the greatest comedians and performers, Robin Williams.
Millions of hearts were touched by this extraordinary talent. His chuckle could make everyone laugh, and his grin was infectious.
Thus, when he took his own life, his admirers found it difficult to comprehend how someone so upbeat and enjoyable could pass away in such a terrible way.
However, the narrative was not as simple as it seemed. Williams’ autopsy revealed that, contrary to what doctors had claimed during his life, he did not have Parkinson’s disease,
But rather Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), a neurological disease in which protein deposits known as Lewy bodies form in nerve cells in the brain regions involved in thinking, memory, and movement (motor control).