As rumors about Wendy Williams' health continue to swirl, her care team revealed that she's been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, the same disease as Bruce Willis.
via: Page Six
“As Wendy’s fans are aware, in the past she has been open with the public about her medical struggles with Graves’ Disease and Lymphedema as well as other significant challenges related to her health.”
The statement explained that the former “Wendy Williams Show” host, 59, underwent a battery of tests in 2023 after her memory started to fail and she began to “lose words” and “act erratically.”
Doctors concluded Williams’ struggles were due to these neurodegenerative diseases.
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a group of disorders that occur when nerve cells in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain are lost, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. FTD can affect behavior, personality, language, and movement.
“Receiving a diagnosis has enabled Wendy to receive the medical care she requires,” the statement said.
“The decision to share this news was difficult and made after careful consideration, not only to advocate for understanding and compassion for Wendy, but to raise awareness about aphasia and frontotemporal dementia and support the thousands of others facing similar circumstances.”
Williams’ team’s statement concluded sharing that the former shock jock is “still able to do many things for herself” and has maintained her “trademark sense of humor.”
Williams, who remains in an undisclosed treatment center where her family claims they’ve been unable to reach her, has been receiving the care she needs to make sure she is “protected,” the statement read.
“She is appreciative of the many kind thoughts and good wishes being sent her way.”
The disclosure of Williams’ diseases, from which famed actor Bruce Willis also suffers, comes ahead of the release of Lifetime’s documentary “Where Is Wendy Williams?”
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