Wendy Williams.
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Talk show host Wendy Williams lives with dementia and aphasia. Williams, 59, has primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, which affects communication and cognition, according to a press release. “Not only to appeal for understanding and sympathy for Wendy, but also to raise awareness about aphasia and frontotemporal dementia and to help thousands of other people facing similar situations. , the decision to share this news was difficult but was made after careful consideration,” the press release states. . (She has the same diagnosis that Bruce Willis revealed last year.) The news comes amid speculation about Williams’ health as Lifetime prepares to air the documentary. It was done. Where is Wendy Williams? Williams previously revealed that she had Graves’ disease in 2018 and lymphedema in 2019. wendy williams show It ended in 2021 and then in 2022.
Williams has been placed under conservatorship since 2022 because the bank believed she was being financially exploited. She recently received dementia treatment at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York.new people In the cover story, her family was skeptical about her care, claiming they didn’t know where she was being cared for and couldn’t call her. “All I know is that Wendy and her team unilaterally walked into the courtroom and walked out. The family has been completely excluded,” said her sister, Wanda Finney. spoke about her conservatorship.
According to a press release, Williams is “still able to do a lot on her own.” “Most importantly, she maintains her trademark sense of humor and is receiving the care she needs to ensure she is protected and her needs are met.”
