Ted Turner Has Lewy Body Dementia

  • 6 years ago

CNN founder, Ted Turner, was recently interviewed by Ted Koppel for CBS News.
Uproxx reports that the 79-year-old admitted that he's battling Lewy body dementia.
The Mayo clinic describes Lewy’s body dementia as "a neurodegenerative disease that affects both the body and the mind."
Disease symptoms are similar to Parkinson’s disease. This includes rigid muscles, slower movements, hallucinations and also memory loss.
Turner says that he suffers from fatigue and “forgetfulness.