aww this was a sweet commentary...
MJF was very young when diagnosed. Parkinson's is never a picnic, but he's benefited comparatively by early intervention and a longterm medication regime. He's lived decades now and is still functional. Obviously he still has effects but he can work and live a largely normal life unlike end stage Parkinson's victims. With those types of neurological diseases it can sometimes benefit you if you're younger when diagnosed. Being 60+ when diagnosed, on top of other health problems like depression and addiction, is another story. You can decline extremely fast.
The Fisher King is such a gut-wrenching movie.
"Don't trust nobody, and 'nobody' meaning Jay Leno in particular." -Chris Rock
It sounds like it's been a rough week for the GR family. I'm sorry for all of you who have been dealing with loss.
I love that people are FINALLY put off by the coverage and loss of privacy surrounding a celeb's death. What TMZ did when Heath Ledger died was horrifying but what was worse was that the public wasn't up in arms over their intrusion. It seems Robin Williams touched the average American in a meaningful way so maybe the public will take this more personally. HOpefully it changes things.
How kind of you Rollo *smiles
That's absolute darling of you. I will keep that in mind and... vice versa, if you should need an ear.. or should I say eyes lol.
I'm glimming past and ignoring anything written or said about how or why he died. I'm sorry but refuse!! ((covers ears and eyes )) la la la la la la
I only want to hear the good stuff about my idol. My good man. My captain! <3
Here we go again...
Nobody has the right to tell anyone else how they should or shouldn't face a disease that will, if left to run its course, rob them of their life and dignity. Nobody. At all. Ever.
My fiancé works in medical electronics and as such as had dealings with people with all kinds of neurological conditions and watched them progress through every stage up until the call comes to say that the equipment is no longer required because they have died. As a result he has declared openly and firmly to me that should he ever find himself facing the same end he will be taking his own life before it gets to a point where he'd have to put someone else at risk by asking them to do it for him. I've disagreed with him about it, debated long into the night on occasion, but ultimately I have had to accept that he knows better than me what would be in store for him and how far he is willing to go before he feels that his life wouldn't be worth continuing. I may not like it, I may heartily hope that it never happens or that if it should he'd change his mind and stay with me until the end, but ultimately that is his decision and I have to accept it.
I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me. Hunter S Thompson
How big would a T-Rex wang be?! - Karistiona
I'm open to everything. When you start to criticise the times you live in, your time is over. - Karl Lagerfeld
It just dawned on me that there are some very strong similarities to a Parkinson's diagnosis, and the story of Awakening. The idea that Robin's fast and furious brain would eventually be trapped inside a body that didn't work or let that brain out would be a very very scary idea.
"Shopping tip: You can get shoes for a buck at the bowling alley."
I'm quite pissed the wife opened her mouth and spilled the beans on Parkinson's. It's hard to ignore since it's splashed everywhere!
Is it possible Robin didn't want the world to know? And now it's taken the blinding light off the issue of depression which covers his death. WTF?
Oh my dear Robin *hangs head*
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
((looks for a pillow to violently hit)))
Mt BIL had Parkinson's and it took the life out of him. His eyes we dulled and his face was a blank, voice only at a whisper.I can Robin not wanting to be that way.
Me too. I wonder if it was hard for Robin to be "Robin Williams" - to never be just himself but all his characters and to always be "on". It reminds me of that old Night Gallery episode "Make Me Laugh", in which a comedian gets his wish to make people laugh and then wants nothing more than for people to stop laughing at him and to take him seriously. I wonder if that's why Stephen Colbert wants to stop being his character and do a show as himself.
Perhaps it was (in spite of assertions to the contrary) to provide the key to what tipped him over the edge when people were possibly speculating he wasn't sober anymore. It also explains what probably started the wobble that made him feel the need to go back to rehab because he felt his sobriety was in danger.
I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me. Hunter S Thompson
How big would a T-Rex wang be?! - Karistiona
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