Wendy Williams, 59, is diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and speech-affecting aphasia - the same condition as Bruce Willis - amid health battle

Williams has been open about struggles with Graves' disease and Lymphedema She has been out of reach from family at a treatment facility since April 2023 Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and primary progressive aphasia, it was confirmed Thursday. Wendy Williams, 59, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia, her care team revealed on Thursday in a press release; pictured in 2019 in New York City Her sister, niece and brother recently revealed that they did not know where Williams — who can only be visited by a court-appointed guardian — has been staying, and they can allegedly only speak to her via phone if she chooses to call them first. The talk show host, who was famous for spreading gossip — and often making her own — has reportedly been living in a treatment facility since April 2023 Williams has previously shared her battles with the autoimmune disorder Graves disease and Lymphedema; pictured in February 2023 in NYC Aphasia affects one's ability to speak, write, read and comprehend speech, while frontotemporal dementia is a related condition involving damage to neurons in the frontal or temporal lobes; pictured in February 2020 Affected individuals have difficulty both with speaking and with comprehending words, and it can also make it difficult or impossible for them to read. Williams' upcoming Lifetime doc Where Is Wendy Williams?, which she is an EP on, features scenes of her appearing to have difficulty communicating, as well as displaying memory problems; seen in February 2023 in NYC 'Unfortunately, many individuals diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia face stigma and misunderstanding, particularly when they begin to exhibit behavioral changes but have not yet received a diagnosis,' her care team wrote. Williams was seen with friend Blac Chyna in her upcoming doc, but she appeared to not understand Chyna and responded with a non sequitur; pictured in the Where Is Wendy Williams trailer After Chyna thanked Williams for mentoring her and treating her like a mother, Williams bizarrely replied, ''Well my real name is Wendy Hunter,' using her married name; seen together in 2019 in West Hollywood The former partner of Rob Kardashian confessed that she had been 'recently changing my life' since the two last spoke, and she attributed the positive changes to Wendy's mentorship.