Quote Originally Posted by Shiny View Post
Doesn't Michael J. Fox also have Parkinson's? He still acts. I really don't think that disease is an end all be all.
He does.

I don't think Michael J. Fox was already depressed when he was diagnosed, though.

And Robin Williams seemed to suffer from some identity issues. He couldn't not entertain. He was very physical, his comedy was rapid-fire. Parkinson's would have taken that away from him. Any neurological disease is about loss of control.

Saying all this, I don't know that this is what happened, or if Parkinson's factored into his suicide at all. Perhaps it didn't. I'm just speculating on my observations of Robin, of myself, and other people I know who suffer from depression, identity issues, and neurological disorders (all 3 here).