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[Northray]

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Joy: TALK SHOW ICON WENDY

WILLIAMS HAS BEEN ALL OVER THE

NEWS AND WITH DIFFERING REPORTS

OF HER WELLBEING SWIRLING

AROUND, WE THOUGHT IT'S BEST TO

REACH OUT TO WENDY DIRECTLY TO

SEE HOW SHE'S DOING.

SO JOINING US ON THE PHONE ARE

WENDY WILLIAMS AND HER ADVOCATE,

GINALISA MONEROSO, PRESIDENT OF

THE CONNECT CARE ADVISORY GROUP

THAT HELPS PATIENTS NAVIGATE THE

HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.

WELCOME, LADIES.

HELLO.

HELLO, HELLO, HELLO.

Joy: WENDY?

HI, DEAR.

LOVELY TO HEAR FROM YOU.

YOU'VE BEEN LIVING IN A MEMORY

CARE UNIT FOR ALMOST A YEAR, I

UNDERSTAND.

ON MONDAY YOU WERE TAKEN TO THE

HOSPITAL WHICH YOU WALKED TO THE

AMBULANCE, SO YOU'RE AMBULATORY,

AND YOU WERE DISCHARGED ON

WEDNESDAY.

SO WHY DID YOU GO TO THE

HOSPITAL IN THE FIRST PLACE?

WELL, I WENT TO THE

HOSPITAL -- I WAS HAVING A

LITTLE ANGINA.

AND YOU KNOW, TO GO TO THE

HOSPITAL -- LOOK, WHERE I LIVE,

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING, AT

THAT MEMORY UNIT ON THIS FLOOR,

YOU KNOW, I JUST NEEDED A BREATH

OF FRESH AIR.

I NEEDED TO SEE THE DOCTORS.

SO THAT'S WHY I WENT TO THE

HOSPITAL.

Joy: I SEE.

ALL RIGHT.

WHILE I WAS AT THE HOSPITAL,

I ALSO GOT BLOOD DRAWN FOR MY

THYROID.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU KNOW

WHAT I'M SAYING, THEY AT THE

HOSPITAL -- IT WAS MY CHOICE TO

GET AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION ON

MY INCAPACITATION WHICH I DON'T

HAVE IT.

Joy: YOU SOUND OKAY TO ME.

OUT THERE THEY SAY I HAVE

INCAPACITATION.

I DO NOT.

Joy: OKAY.

ANA?

Ana: THIS IS ANA NAVARRO.

YOU AND YOUR NIECE ALEX WHO

WE'VE HAD ON THE SHOW WENT TO

DINNER, SO IN ADDITION TO FRESH

AIR YOU NEEDED GOOD FOOD ON

WEDNESDAY.

Ana: HOW DID THAT GO, WENDI?

WELL, YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT IT

WAS GREAT AT FIRST.

YOU KNOW, ALEX AND THE

BOYFRIEND, THEY FLEW FROM MIAMI

TO NEW YORK.

THEY GOT ME AT THE HOSPITAL, YOU

KNOW.

AND THEN WITH PERMISSION FROM

THE GUARDIAN, OF COURSE, YOU

KNOW, WE LEFT THE HOSPITAL AND

BY AMBULANCE, WE STAYED HERE

FOR, I DON'T KNOW, ABOUT AN HOUR

BECAUSE WE KNEW WE WERE GOING

OUT TO EAT.

JUST TO CELEBRATE LIFE.

YOU KNOW, I'M OUT OF -- OFF THE

FLOOR FOR A MOMENT.

SO WE WENT TO TUCCI'S AND HAD

2:30

GREAT LUNCH.

IT WAS GREAT DINNER.

WHEN WE GOT BACK, WHEN WE

FINALLY GOT BACK HERE, YEAH,

THERE WAS PAPARAZZI.

SO WE STOPPED, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M

SAYING?

THAT'S WHAT I DO.

I STOPPED, I POSED.

AND THEN THESE TWO PEOPLE -- I'M

SORRY, THAT'S WHAT I DO.

THESE TWO PEOPLE WHO WORK HERE,

THEY'RE USUALLY GONE BY LIKE

5:00, ONE, AND THE OTHER LIKE

7:00.

THEY'RE STILL DOWNSTAIRS LIKE

THEY'RE WAITING FOR ME.

I'M LIKE, MY GOSH, WHAT IS ABOUT

TO HAPPEN?

IT WAS A LOCKED UNIT.

LIKE THEY HAVE TO USE KEYS, THE

PEOPLE WHO WORK HERE, TO OPEN

IT, TO TAKE THE ELEVATOR

DOWNSTAIRS.

I AM NOT PERMITTED TO DO

ANYTHING BUT STAY ON THIS FLOOR.

THE MEMORY UNIT FLOOR, WHERE THE

PEOPLE ARE 90 AND 80 AND 70 --

LOOK, I'M 60.

AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT A

MEMORY -- WHY AM I HERE?

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

WHERE PEOPLE DON'T REMEMBER

ANYTHING.

SO I STAY IN HAD THE BEDROOM THE

MAJORITY OF THE TIME.

I NEVER GO OUT TO EAT WITH THEM.

I STAY IN THE BEDROOM.

AM I PERMITTED TO HAVE MY FRIEND

GINA COME VISIT ME?

NO, YOU KNOW.

Joy: WOW.

Sunny: I HAVE TO READ THIS

STATEMENT BECAUSE WE'VE

REFERENCED YOUR GUARDIAN.

HER LAWYER POINTS OUT THAT THE

GUARDIANSHIP WAS BY A JUDGE THAT

DECLARED YOU LEGALLY

INCAPACITATED AFTER A DIAGNOSIS

OF FRONTAL TEMPORAL DEMENTIA AND

SAYS YOU HAVE NOT BEEN KEPT FROM

YOUR FAMILY, AND YOU ARE

RECEIVING EXCELLENT MEDICAL

CARE.

I NEED TO MAKE THAT STATEMENT.

BUT I HAVE A QUESTION, WENDY.

WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR A

LONG TIME.

YOU WERE THE FIRST PERSON TO

GIVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY ON RADIO.

I WAS YOUR LEGAL EAGLE ON YOUR

RADIO SHOW.

I REMEMBER.

Sunny: THANK YOU FOR GIVING

ME MY START.

YOU'RE A LEGENDARY BROADCASTER.

WE KNOW THAT.

YOU BROKE THE MOLD.

I KNOW YOU LOVE THE WORK.

HOW DO YOU KEEP YOUR SPIRITS UP

WHEN YOU REALLY ARE NOT DOING

WHAT YOU LOVE TO DO?

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING,

SUNNY.

YOU KNOW, AND I'M GLAD THAT

YOU'RE TALKING WITH ME ABOUT

THAT, YOU KNOW.

A COLLEGE-EDUCATED WOMAN, I'M A

GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL PERSON,

FROM RADIO TO TELEVISION, YOU

KNOW?

Sunny: YEAH.

I'VE BEEN DOING IMPORTANT

THINGS ALL OF MY LIFE, YOU KNOW.

AND THESE TWO PEOPLE DON'T LOOK

LIKE ME, THEY DON'T DRESS LIKE

ME, THEY DON'T TALK LIKE ME,

THEY DON'T ACT LIKE ME.

AND I VENTURE TO SAY THEY WILL

NEVER BE ME.

I NEED THEM TO -- MY NEEDS --

GET OFF MY NECK.

Joy: YEAH.

Sunny: GO AHEAD.

I CAN'T -- I CAN'T DO IT WITH

THESE TWO PEOPLE AGAIN.

I CAN'T.

AND I'M SPEAKING OF THE

GUARDIAN.

Joy: THE GAUARDIANS.

AND THE JUDGE.

I NEED A NEW GUARDIAN.

BY THE WAY.

[Kachina624]

What a waste of cyberspace.

[Northray]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

What a waste of cyberspace.

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I know some believe she's getting her Karma—it seems she burned a few people along the way—but I feel a little sorry for her. It will be interesting to hear how all this turns out.

[Goodie2shoes]

I watched that interview on "The View" show yesterday.  I do hope she is eventually able to return to a normal life and her purple chair.

[Etoile308]

I though she sounded well. I hope the trajectory of her continued care is in a positive direction.

Wendy it seems, has fallen into the bad habit of continually saying, "you know what I mean" every few sentences. Probably a reflection of feeling she hasn't been listened to or understood.

[meem120]

I think she sounded well.  Compared to that Lifetime movie they had on her a few years back, I didnt know what to expect.  That movie was very exploative of her and it never should have been shown.  It is concerning that her diagnosis was the same as Bruce Willis.  It does make you wonder about her conservatorship.  You dont get better with that.  Its progressve.  So I dont think it was correct about her., her son was taking large sums of money from her when she was drinking and didnt know what was going on. That sparked interest and got the dx of dementia because she didnt do anything to stop him and so she was deemed incapacitated.  She said she has since forgiven her son.  What a mess.

[deeva]

Too long to read. 

[Lucky Charm]

I think that sweet host Connie Kunkle had that form of dementia also.  

[ValuSkr]

what's the upshot?  does she claim to be cured, or on the rebound?

[RescueLover]

When I watched Wendy’s show she ALWAYS spoke that way.


“You know what I mean” to me is not anymore of a bad habit than when someone says,


YEA all the time, instead of the word YES


Or UM…. constantly before speaking.


It’s like Wendy’s signature, but in words. 🤗🤗🤗