August 17, 2014
If tragedy is a bitter draught, then perhaps there is still the chance of distilling something better from it.
Actor Robin Williams committed suicide on Monday, Aug. 11, and his wife, Susan Schneider, said in a statement that he had been suffering from the early stages of Parkinson’s disease, as well as anxiety and depression.
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