Robin Williams' widow Susan Schneider on the 'invisible monster' Lewy body dementia that killed hiim

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Robin Williams struggled with severe symptoms of Lewy body dementia and felt as if he was constantly trying to shake off an “invisible monster”, this is how Susan Schneider Williams, the widow of late comic and Hollywood actor, refers to the debilitating brain disorder that causes a progressive decline in mental abilities, with symptoms that range from visual hallucinations to slow movements.The legendary actor had a history of depression and was haunted by insomnia, paranoia, hallucinations, and went through the loss of motor and cognitive functions.

The day Robin Williams died (August 11, 2014), it almost felt like the whole world was affected, all at once. The mood of an entire planet seemed to collectively sink upon learning we had lost one of the few beacons of creative light that it seemed most every entertainment lover on this Earth had some kind of connection to.

Robin Williams' widow Susan Schneider has spoken out about the Hollywood actor's heartbreaking final moments before his death.Susan opened up about how she lost "the greatest love she'd ever known" when the comedy actor died in 2014.She spoke to Hoda Kotb on the Today show about a new documentary called Robin's Wish, which talks about the actor's battle with Lewy body dementia.The brain disease affected Robin's memory and movement control, before he tragically took his own life in August 2014, aged 63.Susan spoke about the final months of Williams' life, and how he had to sleep separately from her before his death.The couple were told by doctors to sleep in separate beds as Robin struggled with insomnia.She said: "He said to me, 'Does this

Robin Williams ' widow Susan Schneider Williams revealed that the actor wanted to 'reboot his brain' as he struggled with his health prior to his death.

Robin Williams was constantly trying to shake off an "invisible monster" as he struggled with Lewy body dementia, according to the comedy icon's widow.Susan Schneider Williams has opened up about the debilitating illness which led the Mrs. Doubtfire star to take his own life in new documentary Robin's Wish, revealing they always knew there was more to his health crisis than the Parkinson's disease he had been diagnosed with just three months before his death in August 2014.

Robin Williams ' widow Susan Schneider Williams has opened up about the final months of the comedian's life and how he was forced to sleep separately from her prior to his death.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticIn “Robin’s Wish,” a documentary about the last days of Robin Williams, the comedian’s widow, Susan Schneider Williams, recalls one of the first times that she could tell something was seriously off. Robin called her from Vancouver, where he was shooting the third “Night at the Museum” film, and he couldn’t calm himself down.

Robin Williams’ widow is getting candid about the devastating final year of his life.

Robin Williams' widow is opening up about the reason behind her husband's 2014 death. In an interview on Tuesday's episode of the show, Susan Schneider Williams recalled trying to understand her husband's struggles prior to his death.

Robin William’s widow is giving new insight into the late actor’s tragic death.

Robin Williams’ widow, Susan Schneider, opened up about her late husband’s struggles with Lewy body dementia prior to his death in the documentary “Robin’s Wish,” which premiered on Tuesday on Netflix. Williams, she said, had an “invisible monster” chasing him for months before his death by suicide on Aug. 11, 2014.

Robin Williams’ widow Susan Schneider has revealed he was told to sleep separately from her prior to his death.The late comedian – who committed suicide in August 2014 – was ‘the greatest love she’s ever known’.The couple were told to sleep in separate bed for medical reasons so that Robin could get more sleep as he struggled with insomnia.‘He said to me, “Does this mean we’re separated?” That was a really shocking moment,’ she said during an appearance on Today.‘When your best friend, your partner, your love — you realise that there’s a giant chasm somewhere, and you can’t see where it is but that’s just not based in reality.

Robin Willams' widow Susan Schneider Williams has spoken about the tragic loss of her husband.

The news of Robin Williams' 2014 death at his own hands was emotionally devastating. Not just because it was the tragic loss of a great talent, but also because it seemed unfathomable that such a brilliant entertainer, one who had brought so much joy to millions, could have felt such despair.

The death of Robin Williams hit everyone hard. It just did. While the initial reports about his passing spoke about depression or a diagnosis of Parkinson’s, it wasn’t until a time later that any details about the actual problem surfaced. That would be Lewy Body Dementia, a cruel disorder that absolutely ravages an individual. The struggle that Williams went though, as well as what this illness is actually like, makes up the new documentary Robin’s Wish. Opening on Tuesday, it’s a sometimes difficult experience, but one that presents a new way to understand the untimely conclusion of an absolutely extraordinary life.