{"id":9955,"date":"2024-11-27T06:04:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T11:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realitytidbit.com\/?p=365407"},"modified":"2024-11-27T06:04:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T11:04:18","slug":"wendy-williams-permanently-incapacitated-months-after-store-worker-described-her-as-bubbly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2024\/11\/27\/wendy-williams-permanently-incapacitated-months-after-store-worker-described-her-as-bubbly\/","title":{"rendered":"Wendy Williams &#8216;permanently incapacitated&#8217; months after store worker described her as &#8216;bubbly&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Former talk show host Wendy Williams, 60, is reportedly &#8220;permanently incapacitated&#8221; amid her ongoing health issues. Wendy has been battling dementia and aphasia for the past year. Now, her legal guardian shares a heartbreaking update.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New court documents filed by Wendy Williams&#8217; legal guardian, attorney Sabrina Morrissey, state that Wendy is now &#8220;cognitively impaired, permanently disabled and legally incapacitated,&#8221; reports <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/wendy-williams-deemed-permanently-disabled-legally-incapacitated-from-dementia-diagnosis-claims-guardian-8752295\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">People<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more-wrapper lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"embed_365407_1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more twitter\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wendy Williams spotted in public for the first time in over a year. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HhJfFBWmvQ\">pic.twitter.com\/HhJfFBWmvQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pop Base (@PopBase) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopBase\/status\/1828194547773415868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more-overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"see-more-label\"><label for=\"embed_365407_1\">View Tweet<\/label><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-wendy-williams-dementia-diagnosis\">Wendy Williams&#8217; dementia diagnosis<\/h2>\n<p>Last May, Wendy was diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD).<\/p>\n<p>The last time the former talk show host was reportedly seen in public was back in August when she was spotted at a store taking a photograph with a fan.<\/p>\n<p>Per <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/wendy-williams-spotted-out-in-public-for-first-time-in-a-year-8701717\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">People<\/a>, a store employee said Wendy seemed &#8220;sharp, upbeat and aware,&#8221; and &#8220;very bubbly&#8221; during the visit.<\/p>\n<p>Now, her legal guardian shares an update on her health, stating that the former talk show host is &#8220;incapacitated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links\">\n<li><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><use href=\"#list-arrow-svg\"><\/use><\/svg><strong>OMG:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/shows\/og-vanderpump-rules-cast-axed-but-stardom-isnt-over-for-three-cast-members\">OG Vanderpump Rules cast AXED but stardom isn\u2019t over for three cast members<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wendy&#8217;s reported &#8220;permanent incapacitation&#8221; comes as a result of her health taking a decline following her dementia and aphasia diagnoses just months ago.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nene Leakes &amp; Gregg Leakes | The Wendy Williams Show | FULL EPISODE | 1\/7\/13\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/55djVVFHsiY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-wendy-has-dealt-with-multiple-health-issues\">Wendy has dealt with multiple health issues<\/h2>\n<p>During her life, Wendy has shared many of her health battles with the world.<\/p>\n<p>The former talk show host&#8217;s court-ordered guardianship began in April 2022 following her ongoing health issues with Graves&#8217; disease and lymphedema, reports People.<\/p>\n<p>Around this time, she stepped out of the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>A year later, Wendy was diagnosed with progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia.<\/p>\n<p>She released a statement the same day sharing how she felt &#8220;immense gratitude for the love and kind words I have received after sharing my diagnosis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Wendy said she &#8220;hoped that others with FTD may benefit from my story,&#8221; adding &#8220;I continue to need personal space and peace to thrive&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links\">\n<li><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><use href=\"#list-arrow-svg\"><\/use><\/svg><strong>NO WAY:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/news\/the-kardashians\/kim-kardashians-weird-tesla-robot-asks-her-on-date-amid-mid-life-crisis-fears\">Kim Kardashian\u2019s \u2018weird\u2019 Tesla robot asks her on date amid \u2018mid-life crisis\u2019 fears<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wendy Williams &#8216;permanently incapacitated&#8217; 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