Robin Williams was in early stages of Parkinson's disease, wife reveals

Robin Williams had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, his wife, Susan Schneider, said in a statement provided to BuzzFeed two days after Williams died as a result of asphyxia. Parkinson's is “a progressive disorder of the nervous system that

LOS ANGELES — Robin Williams was suffering from the early stages of Parkinson's disease, his widow, Susan Schneider, said in a statement on Thursday. His suicide had provoked widespread speculation about his career, finances and mental condition.

(CNN) — Robin Williams was sober but was struggling with depression, anxiety and the early stages of Parkinson's disease when he died, his widow said Thursday. The diagnosis of the progressive illness was "an additional fear and burden in his life," a 

So sad. Robin Williams was sober but battling both depression and the early stages of Parkinson's Disease at the time of his death, his wife, Susan Scheider, revealed in an emotional new statement on Aug. 14.

Robin Williams' wife, Susan Schneider, released a statement this afternoon, revealing for the first time that her husband had been in the early stages of Parkinson's Disease. The 63-year-old comedy and acting legend