Robin Williams' widow clarifies misunderstandings about what really happened to him

Susan Schneider Williams, the widow of the late Robin Williams, has spoken out about the plentiful "misunderstandings" around her husband's death in a new interview.

Williams, a beloved actor and comedian, took his own life in 2014 when he was 63.

After his death it was revealed that he was battling a degenerative condition, Lewy Body Dementia.

Speaking to the Guardian, Susan revealed that she learnt about his diagnosis after his death.

 

"The doctors said to me after the autopsy: 'Are you surprised that your husband had Lewy bodies throughout his entire brain and brain stem?'

"I didn't even know what Lewy bodies were, but I said: 'No, I'm not surprised.' The fact that something had infiltrated every part of my husband's brain? That made perfect sense."

 

* degenerative 퇴행성의

* infiltrate 침투하다