I'm Gabe Garza with today's health news.
When Robin Williams took his own life in August
of 2014, the public assumed the comedian's
long battle with depression played a part.
But Williams' wife recently spoke out against
that theory.
Williams' wife Susan told People Magazine,
“It was not depression that killed Robin,
Depression was one of let’s call it 50 symptoms,
and it was a small one.”
Robin Williams had been battling Lewy body
dementia in the year leading up to his death,
according to Susan Williams.
The disease — second only to Alzheimer's
disease as the most common form of dementia,
according to the Mayo Clinic — which causes
mental decline, delusions, hallucinations
and problems with movement.
Susan said she hopes her husband's death will
help "shed some light" on this form of dementia.
