Wendy Williams Battling Same Disease as Bruce Willis_ Doctor Explains Condition

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00:00 (dramatic music)

00:01 - Go, drive!

00:03 I have no idea where we are.

00:05 - This doesn't look like anything familiar.

00:07 - I think she's losing memory.

00:09 Have you guys noticed that?

00:10 - How does Wendy's diagnosis compare to Bruce Willis's?

00:14 - Well, they pretty much have essentially

00:15 the same diagnosis, which means that they presented

00:19 initially with problems with speech.

00:22 - My real name is Wendy Hunter.

00:25 - In 2017, Wendy famously fainted on her show.

00:28 Could the dementia have played into that?

00:31 - I think we'll never know.

00:32 She had other issues going on.

00:34 I know she did, she had the thyroid problems.

00:37 There is some literature that people with thyroid issues

00:40 may be more likely to have frontotemporal dementia,

00:43 and we definitely know Wendy Williams

00:45 has history of thyroid problems,

00:47 and I think you can see in her eyes,

00:49 she has what looks like thyroid eye disease to me.

00:51 I haven't treated her, but I can observe certain things.

00:55 - Wendy's care team revealed this morning

00:57 that her dementia diagnosis came after

00:59 a battery of medical tests, and while her family

01:02 is not commenting on the statement,

01:04 the question remains, where is Wendy right now?

01:07 The talk show host has been in a wellness facility

01:09 that specializes in cognitive issues since last April.

01:13 - She can call us, but we can't call her.

01:18 - Wendy's family says they've been shut out

01:20 of Wendy's life.

01:21 Her niece is especially concerned about some members

01:24 of Wendy's inner circle.

01:25 - There were definitely people around her

01:27 that you do question, why are you here?

01:31 What's your motive?

01:32 - Listen to the people in your life

01:34 that are not taking a dime.

01:36 - I understand, Alex.

01:37 - And that's what I'm saying.

01:39 - Alex, relax.

01:41 - If all of this sounds kind of familiar, you're right.

01:44 Wendy's guardianship drama is drawing comparisons

01:47 to Brittany.

01:48 - There is really virtually no difference

01:50 between a guardianship and a conservatorship

01:53 if it's court ordered.

01:54 Different states call it different things.

01:56 In California, it's called a conservatorship.

01:57 That's what we saw with Brittany Spears.

01:59 Where Wendy is, it's called a guardianship.

02:02 - What can be done to help her?

02:04 - There's very little that we have to treat this.

02:08 What we can do is support.

02:10 We can give the best care, love,

02:13 but the question is, how do you stop this process?

02:16 And we really have to put more into that.

02:19 (upbeat music)

02:22 (upbeat music)

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