Oswald Cobblepot’s mother, Francis, plays a significant role in HBO Max’s ongoing crime drama series, The Penguin. Oz loves and cares for her dearly and does everything possible to keep her safe from his enemies. However, despite being a protective son, he can’t help her fight the disease called Lewy Bodies that doesn’t let her live her life to the fullest even if she wants to. For instance, in the latest episode, we see her seeking help from Oz to come out of the bathing tub. Some of you might be curious about the disease she suffers from, so here’s all you need to know about it.
What Is the Lewy Body Dementia?
Lewy Body Dementia is a brain disease that mainly targets people above 5o. It’s an incurable disease that doesn’t allow the patient to lead an ordinary life; they won’t be able to do their everyday chores without external help. In patients with Lewy Body Dementia, abnormal protein deposits accumulate in the brain, affecting the brain and reducing one’s ability to think and move. In the early stage of Lewy Body, one can still perform their work with a little assistance, but with time moving forward, the situation worsens, and the patient becomes entirely dependent on others until their death.
Sometimes, the early symptoms of Lewy Body Dementia look like those associated with Alzheimer’s or other brain disorders. However, no specific reason for this disease has been discovered over the years. All we know currently is that the loss of the neurons that create the messengers that help the brain send signals to the other parts of the body causes the body to develop the symptoms of LBD.
The person suffering from LBD starts hallucinating things that aren’t real, but due to their detailed and realistic visions, one starts believing in them. The other symptom the patient mostly struggles with is concentration and awareness.
Sometimes, the disease is passed on to you by the predecessor who has suffered from it in your bloodline. However, there’s no evidence that it’s a hereditary disease though.
