Robert Edward “Ted” Turner III is a media tycoon and the founder of the first-ever 24-hour cable news network, CNN. He also has the credit of founding the independent television station WTBS which originated the concept of superstition in cable television.
The successful businessman had made an early entry into the world of business. The son of a father who owned an advertising company, he started helping in his father’s business from a young age.
Although his father was a successful businessman who provided well for his family, he suffered from bipolar disorder and was known to have extreme mood swings. In spite of being financially secure, young Ted had a difficult life.
Ted Turner’s health: What disease does Ted Turner have?
According to the website for the Lewy Body Dementia Association, LBD affects 1.5 million Americans. It is a progressive neurological disorder that affects a patient’s memory, cognition (especially decision making), mood, behavior, and balance and is often misdiagnosed as Parkinson’s, as Williams’ case was, or bipolar disorder, as Turner’s was.
Displaying some of the memory problems characterized by LBD, he struggled to remember the name of his disorder, “I also have got, let’s – the one that’s – I can’t remember the name of it … dementia.”
Turner said it leaves him “tired” and “exhausted,” adding that the other symptom that bothers him most is “forgetfulness.
