The Doctors: Patch Adams Costar Remembers Comedian Robin Williams

The Doctors: Patch Adams Costar Remembers Robin Williams

The Doctors has been remembering Robin Williams and talking to the people who knew him this morning. Next up was Cameron Brooke Stanley, Robin Williams’s Patch Adams co-star and real-life cancer survivor. Cameron Brooke Stanley said that Robin Williams was a lot of un and was a total “goofball”.

“I was shocked. I still can’t believe that it happened. And it’s sad because someone that brought so many different people laughter and smiles. It was sad to think that he didn’t feel that way on the inside,” she said.

The Doctors: Influence of Patch Adams On Medicine

Cameron Brooke Stanley was really struggling with cancer when they were filming Patch Adams and she said that Robin Williams had a great ability to make all the kids forget they were sick and making them laugh.

Dr. Andrew Ordon said that this movie brought more awareness of the importance of laughter in healing, especially with child patients.

The Doctors: Cameron Brooke Stanley Remembers Robin Williams

Dr. Travis asked Cameron Brooke Stanley if she thought Robin Williams knew how big of an impact he had on her. She started crying when she was answering.

Cameron Brooke Stanley’s father answered for her, whose name wasn’t given. He said, “he had an impact on everybody that was around him. He had the ability to take people away from chemotherapy, from the needles, from the pain, from the hell that you’re going to, and he could take you to a place that was light and funny.”

Cameron Brooke Stanley said she wished she could’ve given Robin Williams the amount of laughter and smiles he gave her, because then maybe things would’ve turned out better.

The Doctors: What Is Suicide Contagion?

Dr. Travis sat down with Dr. Phil, who talked about suicide contagion. Suicide contagion is a real and legitimate concept where one suicide can lead to others, especially regarding celebrity suicides. There are ethical guidelines for journalists in how to cover that sort of thing because the things that are shown on the news like memorials and heartfelt interviews from people can have a weird effect on people who are watching at home who feel trapped in a bad place of their life who are considering it.

Those people look at that and think they’d love to have people do that for them. So suicide rates spike after celebrity suicides. In the past, media has played a big role in it, but now social media can play a role as well. The Academy sent out a tweet that said, “Genie, you’re free.” Dr. Travis said he thought there was a heartfelt message there, but it might have sent out the wrong message.

Dr. Phil said that this can definitely send the wrong message. Dr. Phil said that he’s seen a lot of patients after a suicide attempt and the vast majority of them say that it seemed like a good idea at the time but they’re so glad they failed. People who kill themselves believe that the world is better off without them Dr. Phil said. He said that’s completely untrue.

If you’re feeling depressed or like you have no way out, ask for help and call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. They will not pressure you and you don’t have to give your name. They’ll listen and talk to you. Remember, it does get better.