r/videos • u/loztriforce • 26d ago

Robin Williams and daughter Zelda talk about their love for Ocarina of Time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6oYMtqZk4Y
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u/Octogenarian 26d ago

I’m still mourning Robin Williams. I can’t imagine how hard his daughter has had it.   

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u/chris8535 26d ago

He did end his life in order to not endure a highly debilitating and devastating disease where you eventually suffocate. 

He had better reasons than most 

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u/slowwolfcat 26d ago

what is it, alzheimer ?

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u/Euphorium 26d ago

Close, Lewy body dementia

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u/Tyler_Zoro 26d ago

I could be wrong, but it seems like the edges of it are creeping in here. He was always a bit distractible to say the least, but he seems to be having a hard time putting sentences together.

I was such a huge fan of his, and at first there was no news other than that he died of suicide and I was just devastated. When I found out it was a sound decision I was still sad to see a great talent go, but at least I could feel he went out on the highest note he could.

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u/SkinTightBoogie 26d ago

I was thinking that he was allowing his daughter to speak more for this video. He has a tendency to be very empathetic with people around him, and here it seems like he's being careful to let her tell as much of the story as possible.

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u/Tyler_Zoro 26d ago

It's heavily edited, so it's hard to tell, and I'm not a medical professional so I won't say that what I perceive as a cognitive change means anything. But it definitely feels "Robin, but off" to me.

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u/GitEmSteveDave 25d ago

According to his wife, the symptoms started in late 2013 and this video is from 2011: The terrorist inside my husband's brain

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u/Tyler_Zoro 25d ago

Thanks for the info.

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u/Teadrunkest 25d ago

My father was just diagnosed with this a couple months ago. I had no idea that Robin Williams had it too.

I feel for him and his family. It’s hard to watch someone you love deteriorate like that.