Wendy Williams has frontotemporal dementia. What is FTD?
Former talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with a rare form of dementia called frontotemporal dementia, or FTD
By CARLA K. JOHNSON
Published - Feb 22, 2024, 03:50 PM ET
Last Updated - Feb 22, 2024, 03:51 PM EST
Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with a form of dementia, according to a statement released Thursday on behalf of her caretakers.
The 59-year-old former talk show host was diagnosed last year with with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia “after undergoing a battery of medical tests,” according to the statement.
A look at the condition, which also affects the actor Bruce Willis: WHAT IS FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA?
Frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, is a rare disease that affects parts of the brain controlling behavior and language. These parts of the brain shrink as the disease gets worse.
