Wendy Williams Diagnosed With Dementia and Aphasia

Wendy Williams was officially diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia. Aphasia is impacting her language and communication abilities, the statement released by Williams and her care team says. It also says her dementia is a progressive disorder, impacting her behavior and cognitive functions. Williams’ care team says the diagnosis came after the talk show host underwent a battery of tests. Inside Edition’s Steven Fabian has more.

[bethanyoneal]

Dementia is something I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy

[yasss]

Regardless of how you feel about her, this is a horrible fate no one deserves

[ANonyMouse]

She's only 59. Goes to show how life can take a turn at any time. Enjoy life and health while you have it!

[HFXmermaid]

Oh man, we lost my mother in law to this and she was gone in a year. It was so horrible. I don't wish it on anyone.

[Allsfairinloveandwarr]

I've never really been a fan of her or her show but I can't stand seeing her like this, it's absolutely terrible what she's been going through. From one human being to another I hope she has enough good people by her side helping her. She deserves to be loved and respected above all else.

[notsparks]

As someone who had an acute diagnosis of aphasia due to an underlying disease process, I will say that it is not easy for anyone. I was laying in a hospital bed, I was told I was dying, and my language was so severely affected that I couldn't make medical decisions for myself despite knowing exactly what was happening around me and understanding it. I just couldn't communicate those wishes. Because when I spoke it was mostly gibberish or simply words put together incorrectly and meaning nothing coherent, my care team talked about me rather than to me and it infuriated me. I understood everything, but nobody understood me and that's terrifying. I am lucky to have come out the other side of it alive and grateful for everything that was done, but for care providers out there - talk to your patients, not over them to others. The most comforting moments I had during those many months was my spouse sitting there talking to me and pretending that they understood what I meant and continuing to talk. I know I made no sense when I spoke but the thoughts were put together and having someone not care that it was a one sided conversation meant the world to me because I felt human

[SnowPiercer]

This would certainly explain her erratic behavior. The symptoms of her affliction can take some time to be diagnosed. It's likely been progressing slowly for many years now

[realtoast]

My dad had this. Sad doesn't begin to describe it. Because he understood it, he was still funny as he always was. It made him sad that we were sad, so he combatted this with humor, mocking his own misstatements, errors, and mispronunciations. He heard and understood his utterances, and chose to make them funny to make others comfortable with them.

[Hugs_is_where_its_at]

My Grandpa had dementia. It had gotten the best of him.. he passed away in 2022
Dementia is no joke the sadest fate anyone could have. For years I’d watch the grandpa I knew drift away till the point where the last time I saw him, he was a whole different person with barely any life left in him
My thoughts and prayers go out to Wendy.. this is all truly sad 💔

[heatherkeeton]

Very creepy that her family doesn’t even know where she is being kept at.

[BeatlesPlotagonShow]

My grandpa unfortunately has dementia and in hospice due to this. My heart goes out to Wendy and her family

[kamedi]

So the ONLY talkshow host that exposed people is suddenly sick. Tells a lot about the rest of yall.

[TheLife]

My dad passed from this. It hurt my heart everyday knowing he had no idea who he or we were and how much we loved him.

[mrmartin]

My father had dementia and it’s by the hardest thing my family had to deal with watching someone you love and care about progressively get worst as time goes on.

I pray for her and her family in these hard times.

And to everyone else who has dealt with this horrible disease praying for everyone

[beckym]

Sad to hear this about anyone that has this, but it explains a lot about her behavior and how she been acting.

[dumitruedelean]

I worked at a Nursing home for so many years and I've seen lots of people suffering of dementia. It's heartbreaking.💔

[Nigelsmom]

It's so sad because you know that she will not recover from this. Prayers to her.

[yourmajesty]

why do i keep seeing so much bad stuff happen to people. take a moment to cherish life-its so fragile

[AmberwingArt]

This is what my mom just passed from in December. I'm so sad for anyone facing this - it's awful for the person experiencing it and for everyone who loves them. My heart goes out to Ms. Williams and her family & friends.

[sheliaporter]

I hate seeing her and anyone else like this. My mother-in-law had this awful disease. It is heartbreaking to watch them go through it and not being able to do anything but watch and take care of them. I'm praying for peace for her and her family during this.