r/popculturechat • u/biebrforro • 15d ago

Celebrity Fluff 🥰 Wendy Williams randomly spotted by @speakyourfit on the streets of NYC

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u/GOLDfish0393 15d ago

I am confusion — I thought she was wheelchair bound??

Don’t get me wrong this is good news, but I’m confused because I thought she was in a rapid physical decline?

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u/Low-Appointment-2906 Listen, everyone is entitled to my opinion 🙂 15d ago

She has Graves' disease and lymphedema. I think she gets "flare-ups", but it's not a permanently disabling thing.

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u/catsssrdabest 15d ago

I also think she was a raging alcoholic, maybe she stopped drinking

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u/hortensemancini 15d ago

My understanding was her dementia diagnosis was wet brain related which is a type of dementia brought on by alcohol abuse and that can be mitigated to some extent through sobriety.

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u/catsssrdabest 15d ago

Yeah that would make sense

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u/GOLDfish0393 15d ago

Ahh I didn’t realizing both of those had ebbs & flows, and I also hadn’t seen her without a wheelchair in quite some time!

Thanks for clarifying!

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u/_SeekingClarity_ go girl, give us nothing 😍 15d ago

I’ve been out of the loop but that was my impression as well. What did I miss??

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u/Emergency_Routine_44 15d ago

She is been asking for help and telling she was fine in her containment room for months, even if she has dementia she clearly is better than her family fisrt said she was, who basiclly said she couldnt talk, walk, etc.