One of the sadder aspects of dementia is that it can lead to suicide.
My mother tried to leave her assisted living residence and "get hit by a truck" with her walker.
It's not surprising that Lewy Body Dementia was probably a factor in Robin Williams taking his own life.
http://www.salon.com/2014/11/13/autopsy_robin_williams_had_lewy_body_dementia/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
With a healthy frontal cortex, people would have more chance of getting help rather than letting the illness and impulses of a moment end their lives.
Thank you to Juanita Wright Potter for alerting me to this post on Salon.com.
My mother tried to leave her assisted living residence and "get hit by a truck" with her walker.
It's not surprising that Lewy Body Dementia was probably a factor in Robin Williams taking his own life.
http://www.salon.com/2014/11/13/autopsy_robin_williams_had_lewy_body_dementia/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
With a healthy frontal cortex, people would have more chance of getting help rather than letting the illness and impulses of a moment end their lives.
Thank you to Juanita Wright Potter for alerting me to this post on Salon.com.
