Keith and Tourettes

[Frate, Chris (Indust, PTL)]

Kevin,

>From my point of view, I don't think anyone's innocent speculation about Keith's mental state is going to offend Keith's family. If he were my brother/son/friend, I would think it would be a relief to have an explanation for the bizarre things he did, many of which were funny and some of which hurt people close to him. Anyone who drinks and medicates themselves to death at the age of 32 has a mental illness, diagnosed or not. Whether it is Tourettes, depression, Schizophrenia, or Quadrophenia, it doesn't matter. My take away from it is that maybe Keith didn't have to die when he did if he could have been treated properly, and that's sad because we all miss him.

-Chris in Cleveland




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Subject: Keith and Tourettes


>Johnson jmljohnson3 at yahoo.com
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>  It is well documented the ups and downs of Keith's life from his 
> childhood, to his death.  We certainly aren't just looking at snapshots of 
> him, but of personal >recollections made from people who knew him, 
> including his family and loved ones as well as what was caught on film.

Pa-lease.
You are making grand leaps without any (not one single) piece of supporting 
documentation, statements from loved ones, or anything remotely close to 
evidence.

> I am not saying Keith has or doesn't have tourettes.

You're about as close to saying it as you can without saying the words.

>But, I'd say from watching him in many different settings and reading about 
>him there is a fair possibility he could of had tourettes.

Yes, and I guess the show at the Cow Palace proves he had narcolepsy.
Do ya.......*get* the point there?????

> Is that slandering him?  Hell no!

Making completely baseless assumptions and diagnoses about a person, 
certainly is.

>Plus, I don't feel that mental illness is something the family or his 
>*estate* should feel ashamed of, if he in fact suffered from it.

"If he in fact suffered from it", no (in my book).
But, if he didn't suffer from it, and is simply labeled as such, 
particularly "bipolar" than a family would be well justified to protect the 
reputation of a loved one.
Like it or not (I don't), mental illness still carries a very negative 
connotation in most societies.

Kevin in VT
 


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