On Thursday, Robin Williams' widow, #SusanSchneider revealed in a statement that the beloved actor was battling the early stages of Parkinson's disease when he took his life and that he wasn't ready to share the news with the world. She also said that his "sobriety was intact" at the time of his death.
After hearing the news, actor Michael J. Fox, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 1991, but kept it secret from the public until 1998, took to Twitter to express his shock and tweeted:
Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder of the brain that leads to tremors and difficulty with walking, coordination and movement. Michael J. Fox and Robin Williams are pictured together (above) backstage at the hit play Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo in 2011.
