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If Robin Williams left a note...

esmerelda — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 14:58:23 GMT

...it might say this (a quote from one of his movies, "World's Greatest Dad"):

"I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people that make you feel all alone."

Re: If Robin Williams left a note...

clemintine — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 15:57:53 GMT

Pretty sure they don't want a "note"

If it was just (JUST?) suicide, then insurance doesn't pay!

I believe they are checking levels of medications in his system because if they are "off" it could have caused him to not process information and do bazaar things without understanding the consequences.

AND Parkinson meds do strange things to the brain, as the disease does to the whole body, including the brain. Went through it with my father.

Re: If Robin Williams left a note...

esmerelda — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:20:57 GMT

I think he was a very lonely man.

Re: If Robin Williams left a note...

Cakers1 — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:23:30 GMT

Some insurance policies will pay something for a suicide today but there are restrictions - as in the policy has to be in effect for a certain amount of years.

I think it's time to let Robin rest in peace.

Re: If Robin Williams left a note...

esmerelda — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:43:04 GMT

I was surprised MTP had a segment on him today.

Re: If Robin Williams left a note...

Cakers1 — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:57:56 GMT

I'm not sure why there has to be more segments on Robin. We know what he did and anything private needs to remain just that - private. His poor daughter had to step away from social media because of the loons posting horrid things about him.

As tragic as this is, there are more important issues in this upside-down world of ours to address. These segments are nothing more, now, than Enquirer-type fodder for those who thrive on other's tragedies.

jmoymmv

Re: If Robin Williams left a note...

violann — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 17:39:04 GMT

Someone from the family was quoted yesterday revealing the contents of a note, but I'm making every effort to forget everything about him except his stellar body of work.

Re: If Robin Williams left a note...

Puzzle Piece — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 17:44:22 GMT

On 8/17/2014 esmerelda said: I think he was a very lonely man.

Maybe. I wondered if he left a note or something to his loved ones.

Re: If Robin Williams left a note...

Alter Ego — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 18:14:26 GMT

On 8/17/2014 esmerelda said: I think he was a very lonely man.

Obviously I didn't know him personally, but I don't necessarily think that he was a lonely man - just maybe that he thought he was.

I think the quote you mentioned in the OP would make the family feel awful. I haven't been following things too closely, but I don't believe I've seen anything that would imply to me that he didn't have loving friends and family. Am I wrong about that?

Re: If Robin Williams left a note...

esmerelda — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 19:21:48 GMT

If one feels or thinks a certain way, that is his/her reality.

Re: If Robin Williams left a note...

Hooty — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 19:23:55 GMT

On 8/17/2014 esmerelda said: I think he was a very lonely man.

I think that is very obvious, since he committed suicide!!!

Re: If Robin Williams left a note...

BellaPaprika — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 19:36:31 GMT

Reputable reports are that there was no suicide note. As for his being lonely, that's not necessarily the case. People kill themselves for all sorts of reasons. For some it is physical or psychic pain, shame over some misdeed, unintended as with Philip Seymour Hoffman taking a accidental mix of drugs, or mental illness as in psychosis. Loneliness is a risk factor but not always the cause. I have to wonder if the thought of what lay ahead with the Parkinsons disease played a role.

Re: If Robin Williams left a note...

Charming1_1 — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 19:39:26 GMT

What a tragedy this is...

I once knew someone who committed suicide once he found out he had MS.

Re: If Robin Williams left a note...

bells4me — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 19:41:49 GMT

I think it's time to move on. The man committed suicide because he didn't want to live anymore. R.I.P.