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Wendy Williams Gets More Sad, Scary News About Her Health
The 60-year-old former daytime talk show host has been dealing with significant issues for the last few years.
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Amid Health Struggles, Wendy Williams Is Reportedly In Serious Financial Trouble
A new report about her financial problems is the latest headline-grabbing issue for the former talk show host.
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The Answer to How Someone As Young As Wendy Williams Can Develop Dementia is Scary
What makes Williams’ diagnosis slide from scary to outright terrifying is her age
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Wendy Williams Denied Privacy and Grace to Other Celebs. The Internet Has Thoughts On What She Deserves
Ahead of the premiere of her new Lifetime documentary, 'Where Is Wendy Williams?,' the talk show host’s guardian is taking legal action against the project.
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Fans Are Shocked by Wendy Williams’ Aphasia, Dementia Diagnosis
"She maintains her trademark sense of humor and is receiving the care she requires to make sure she is protected," the star’s reps said in a statement Thursday.
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New Alzheimer’s Drugs May Work Wonders For Patients–Unless They’re Black
Black Americans were screened out of these clinical trials at a higher rate.
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Family Launches GoFundMe to Assist Star Trek Icon Nichelle Nichols, Who Allegedly Suffered Elder Abuse [Updated]
Nichelle Nichols,best known for portraying Uhura in the original Star Trek series in the 1960s, is a global treasure and should be treated as such. And of course, there’s the concept of basic humanity, no matter your stature in life. At 87 years old, Nichols is reportedly suffering from dementia and according to IndieWire, is…
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Elder Fight Club: Staffers at Assisted-Living Facility Are Accused of Pitting Dementia Patients Against One Another
Three women who worked at a North Carolina eldercare facility have been arrested on charges they baited elderly dementia patients into fighting one another. Marilyn Latish McKey, 32, Tonacia Yvonne Tyson, 20, and Taneshia Deshawn Jordan, 26, were arrested earlier this month on charges of assault on an individual with a disability, according to the…
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On B. Smith, Husband Dan Gasby and the Backlash Over Moving on When a Spouse Has Alzheimer's
Dan Gasby—the husband of style and fashion guru, restaurateur, and Alzheimer’s patient B. Smith—recently made a very public announcement: While he remains devoted to his wife, he is also in a deeply committed relationship with another woman, who happens to be white. Gasby’s admission ignited a virulent, often nasty, and I feel unreasoning backlash within…
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Supreme Court Grants Stay of Execution of Alabama Inmate Who Suffers From Dementia
The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for an Alabama death row inmate whose dementia, his lawyers argue, renders him unable to remember the murder of which he was convicted. According to CNN, Vernon Madison, 67, was scheduled to be executed Thursday night. However, less than half an hour before the execution was…