A tragic news of comedy legend Robin Williams dying by suicide broke out on August 11, 2014. The legend was only 63 years old when he committed suicide. The news broke hearts of millions of fans across the world. The death was an absolute shock to entertainment fraternity including his co-stars, friends and fans all across the globe. The death was a shocker more from the point of view that it was actually a suicide.
The struggles of comedy star with alcohol and drugs is a wide-known fact. He had also spoken about his depression in the past. The autopsy report of Robin Williams revealed that he was suffering from Lewy body disease (LBD) which is a form of dementia. LBD was misdiagnosed as Parkinson’s disease. Williams’ widow felt that Lewy body disease (LBD) was the real cause behind his suicide.
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The Mrs. Doubtfire actor may have left us but his legacy continues to amaze us no end. Now, a story of actor’s amazing act of kindness has surfaced. This new story has become very famous on the internet. A writer Kate Osher has written about her amazing interaction with Robin Williams when she was going through one of the darkest moments of her life. The story is doing rounds on the internet.
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Kate Osher is a lawyer and writer by profession. She belongs to Los Angeles. She writes blogs on her life as a mom and also in the legal field. She also sometimes writes about her life as a widow. Kate was married for the first time with Greg on October 20, 2001. She became widow at the young age of 28 when Greg committed suicide.
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Kate wrote an article on The Mighty on December 1, 2016. Kate discussed the death of comedy legend Robin Williams. In the article, she also discussed her encounter with the star which she never shared with anyone else. Kate had written in the blog the whole story about her husband’s death and her struggles afterward. Kate said that her husband wanted his ashes to be submerged at a point. To fulfill his wish, she went on a travel to scatter his ashes at the place where he had requested.
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During her trip to the place where she wanted to submerge the ashes, she had to pass through Los Angeles International Airport. There, she had an unpleasant encounter with the TSA agent which left her furious. The TSA agent refused entry into the airport with the pot of ashes. The agent said that she will have to toss the entire ashes as it breached security norms.
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After a lot of negotiation with the security agent and showing the death certificate of her husband, she was allowed to carry the ashes through the security checks. But, the incident had badly hurt her sentiments. She was shaken to the core. Then, she went to an airport bar to calm her nerves. She was still crying hysterically and holding the ashes in her hands.
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While she was crying at the sports bar, she was approached by a stranger. The stranger was none other than the comedy legend Robin Williams. He asked the lady if she was alright. As Williams asked about her well-being, the lady immediately recognized the famous voice of the legendary actor. “Through my tears, I could place the voice but couldn’t actually believe Robin Williams was just casually strolling through LAX and would actually take the time to stop to see if I was OK,” Kate recalled.
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It was still difficult for the Kate to stop crying. She continued crying. But, somehow, she explained what happened with her with details of her husband’s suicide to the legendary actor. The actor heard each and every detail with patience and then he had some words of wisdom for the lady.
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"Addiction is a real b*tch. Mental illness and depression are the mother of all b*tches. I am so sorry for all the pain your husband was in. I’m so sorry for the pain you are in now. But it sounds like you have family and friends and love. And that tips the scale a bit, right?" said Robin.
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The legendary actor then took her to the gate of the bar as they were both due to travel on the same flight. When Robin was about to leave, he even gave a hug to the lady. The lady got solace after that hug. She was now in a balanced state of mind. She was very thankful to the actor as he helped her sustain the moments of despair.
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“He gave me a huge, warm bear hug, and it sustained me. It was a moment I think about all the time. That moment saved me. And sustained me. He sustained me during one of the most difficult moments of my life,” said Kate in the blog. You can refer to the blog at “The Mighty.”
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