Wendy Williams is diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal

[pammy]

Wendy Williams, the former TV talk show host and shock jock, has been diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, her medical team announced.



In a news release Thursday, her team said Williams, 59, received her diagnosis last year and that the conditions have already "presented significant hurdles in Wendy's life."


What exactly is aphasia?

Aphasia is defined as a condition that affects the ability to speak, write and understand language, according to the Mayo Clinic. The language disorder can occur after strokes or head injuries — and can even lead, in some cases, to dementia.



Medical experts say the impacts of the disorder can vary, depending on the person's diagnosis. But mainly, the condition affects a person's ability to communicate — whether written, spoken or both.


www.npr.org/2024/02/22/1233172648/wendy-williams-aphasia-frontotemporal-dementia-diagnosis

[fuzzems]

She was always nutty so now maybe we know why

[Rusty]

Feb 24, 2024 15:10:50 GMT -5 fuzzems said:

She was always nutty so now maybe we know why

I realize it's not funny.
Fuzzems 

[Rusty]

Ok I was at San's all weekend and we got hooked on watching this. It's on now and so far it's heartbreaking to watch but I see the vultures circling. Whoever has guardianship over her needs to get their damn act together and get this off television. Lifetime channel is just using her and it's disgusting to see

[Rusty]

Her family needs to be educated about dementia as well. The brother hasn't a clue

[apple]

Feb 25, 2024 21:29:22 GMT -5 Rusty said:

Ok I was at San's all weekend and we got hooked on watching this. It's on now and so far it's heartbreaking to watch but I see the vultures circling. Whoever has guardianship over her needs to get their damn act together and get this off television. Lifetime channel is just using her and it's disgusting to see

100% agree, I saw this too.

[Hunny]

Feb 23, 2024 19:54:40 GMT -5 pammy said:

Wendy Williams, the former TV talk show host and shock jock, has been diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, her medical team announced.
In a news release Thursday, her team said Williams, 59, received her diagnosis last year and that the conditions have already "presented significant hurdles in Wendy's life."

What exactly is aphasia?

Aphasia is defined as a condition that affects the ability to speak, write and understand language, according to the Mayo Clinic. The language disorder can occur after strokes or head injuries — and can even lead, in some cases, to dementia.

Medical experts say the impacts of the disorder can vary, depending on the person's diagnosis. But mainly, the condition affects a person's ability to communicate — whether written, spoken or both.

www.npr.org/2024/02/22/1233172648/wendy-williams-aphasia-frontotemporal-dementia-diagnosis

I had a stroke 18 months ago (a blood clot in one's brain, which paralyzes one side of your body  and kills your speech center).

So I've been recovering from aphasia myself.   The "speech therapy" required is about thinking and speaking aloud about new unfamiliar things.

So I studied Philosophy (and for someone I'm attracted to). And I'm better off now than I've been in 20 years! 

But one has to do the work.  I've been continuously practicing what and how to say things. For 18 months.

Anyway, result is I've been associating with Professors (LMAO)(PHILOSOPHY for Pete's sake!) It's good practice though. Good mental training. And I made a friend.

So I'm saying the aphasia from my stroke wasn't to be viewed or treated as permanent damage! 

And as so many things in a life do, this event has left me improved and stronger!

I just had to be willing to CONSTANTLY be working the therapies. To get the good thing, out of 'this bad thing. Ya know?

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Hello Pammy!

[Springschick]

I am so glad that I had none of that when I had my stroke in 2019. My was not caused by a clot - mine was hemorrhagic in my cerebellum, and affected my balance center. No lasting effects, thank god.

[Hunny]

Mar 20, 2024 12:41:36 GMT -5 Springschick said:

I am so glad that I had none of that when I had my stroke in 2019. My was not caused by a clot - mine was hemorrhagic in my cerebellum, and affected my balance center. No lasting effects, thank god.

I'm glad you had no lasting effects.  Hello Springschick!

[justme]

My mother suffered with aphasia and frontaltemporal dementia.

[Springschick]

Mar 20, 2024 13:21:14 GMT -5 Hunny said:

Mar 20, 2024 12:41:36 GMT -5 Springschick said:

I am so glad that I had none of that when I had my stroke in 2019. My was not caused by a clot - mine was hemorrhagic in my cerebellum, and affected my balance center. No lasting effects, thank god.

I'm glad you had no lasting effects.  Hello Springschick!

Me, too.

[Springschick]

Mar 20, 2024 13:23:10 GMT -5 justme said:

My mother suffered with aphasia and frontaltemporal dementia.

It is a horrible thing.

[Hunny]

Mar 20, 2024 13:23:10 GMT -5 justme said:

My mother suffered with aphasia and frontaltemporal dementia.

I'm sorry to hear that.

I lost my Mum to lung failure from smoking. Her last three years were about an oxygen tank and dementia.

I left work and cared for my folks then, hoping it would be 'quality time' for us, but it was sad. She was losing herself!

The last time I saw her, she looked so puzzled as to who I was!

[deyana]

So I'm saying the aphasia from my stroke wasn't to be viewed or treated as permanent damage!
And as so many things in a life do, this event has left me improved and stronger!

I am sorry you had to go through all of that.


But am glad to hear you are doing just fine now!

You give inspiration to others for sure, Hunny.

[deyana]

My dad had a heart attack and then followed a stroke, all while he was still in hospital.

He did get better, but he never learned to read and write again and his speech never was the same either sadly.

It was all really frustrating for him. Must be awful to be locked in like that.

[Hunny]

Mar 20, 2024 18:02:32 GMT -5 deyana said:

So I'm saying the aphasia from my stroke wasn't to be viewed or treated as permanent damage!
And as so many things in a life do, this event has left me improved and stronger!

I am sorry you had to go through all of that.


But am glad to hear you are doing just fine now!

You give inspiration to others for sure, Hunny.

Thank you, Deyana.

[Hunny]

Mar 20, 2024 18:06:51 GMT -5 deyana said:

My dad had a heart attack and then followed a stroke, all while he was still in hospital.

He did get better, but he never learned to read and write again and his speech never was the same either sadly.

It was all really frustrating for him. Must be awful to be locked in like that.

It is awful. I experienced that.  I was in a recovery hospital at first, with my arm, leg and half my face paralyzed. And I couldn't speak effectively.

While in the hospital, I got to where I could roam the hallways in my wheelchair. I started meeting and helping the other patients. (I rather enjoyed that!

I saw 100 stroke patients, all with varying damage. Some were hopeless.

There was Karen, to the left of me - she could only scream.  So no one would listen to her! But I did. 

Her mind was fine. She just needed to speak softly, because that makes people try to hear, instead of tuning you out.

And to my right was Phil, who couldn't speak enough to communicate. He'd just throw out an occasional word.

But I'm a sensitive soul, so I helped him manage to talk to me! And he left his bedside and took over making rounds, in the hallways after me!(I hope.)

Like my journey out of alcoholism before it, my stroke was my path, my teacher about healing.

As native Americans tell us,"We must embrace our wounds. For they are the gifts that make us."

And I consider myself lucky, that I could do exercises for a year-and-a-half to get most of my function back. And see it all as part of my new journey!..

[deyana]

Hunny, that must have been so very difficult. I can tell you I worried about you, where you were and how you were, for the longest time. If you read through this forum, you will see I mention you many times during these last few years. I am SO happy to see you again

And look how far you came since having that stroke.

[Hunny]

Mar 20, 2024 18:38:19 GMT -5 deyana said:

Hunny , that must have been so very difficult. I can tell you I worried about you, where you were and how you were, for the longest time. If you read through this forum, you will see I mention you many times during these last few years. I am SO happy to see you again

And look how far you came since having that stroke.

Aw!*hugs*  You make me feel like family, and it don't get better than that!

[sauerkraut]

My dad had Aphasia from his massive stroke at age 57, he was only able to talk as they called it "Jargon" I dunno if he knew he was not making sense or if he thought he was speaking normally or what it was pretty bad. The stoke knocked out his whole right side so that means it affected the left side of his brain. My dad had a minor stroke at age 50 in 1969 but pretty much recovered from that except for some lingering 'numbness' in the foot. It's pretty bad stuff. He got the major stroke at age 57 with aphasia and lingered the rest of his life with that. We have a family history of strokes my grandfather (dads side) had stroke on top of stroke they said, and in the hospital he would spit out his pills the nurses found pills all over the floor under his bed, he died in June, 1966, My grandmother mothers side got a stroke Thanksgiving Day 1967 affecting her left side. My grandfather (mothers side) died before I was born from a ruptured pancreas in 1950. I dunno how bad Wendy Williams is affected I guess there are different degrees.