Robin Williams had a disease that mimics Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and schizophrenia (click here)
His death was a shock to many. He became a focus on suicide rather than the disease that plagued him. This book by David Itzkoff is a welcome addition to the awareness of mental health.
6 May 2018
A new book (click here) has claimed that Robin Williams struggled to remember his lines as he unknowingly suffered from a devastating brain disorder.
Dave Itzkoff's new biography, Robin, seeks to answer the lingering puzzle over Williams' chaotic life and sudden death.
It reveals his final days from the eyes of some of his closest family and friends and admirers in Hollywood.
According to the book, while the Oscar-winning actor was filming Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, the third movie in the franchise, he was unable to remember his lines.
'He was sobbing in my arms at the end of every day. It was horrible. Horrible,' makeup artist Cheri Minns said, according to the New York Post.
'I said to his people, "I'm a makeup artist. I don't have the capacity to deal with what's happening to him."'...
