“Estelle Getty” Wrongly Diagnosed

by Dawn Pugh

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As Stated before: ”Estelle Getty” passed away early this morning surrounded by her beloved family. Apparently back in 2002, ”Estelle Getty” was wrongly diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s, when in actual fact, she suffered with ”Lewy Body Dementia”: Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a form of dementia that shares characteristics with both Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. It’s affects are hallucinations.

For those of you who may not remember “Estelle Getty”. She was a star in the hit situation comedy “Golden Girls”

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Dawn Pugh Psychotherapist

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