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- TV host Wendy Williams’ family speaks out about the star's aphasia and dementia diagnoses. Variety TV critic Aramide Tinubu joins ABC News Live with more details.
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Both her Parents reached their 90's without developing Dementia, her father is still alive & so it's realistic this could be from her years of alcoholism
I'm not convinced anything is wrong with her.
She's gonna get magically better and they're gonna say "oops, misdiagnosis!"
This is a cash grab.
Yep and drug addiction as well ....This is also what it looks like after an abusive narsassistic husband leaves
She was just fune before the whole cheating scandal and got worse when she found out her ex was expecting a child with another woman😢....He broke her. But she let him😢
sister Wanda is 5 years older than her and is fine. they are saying here no its not from her drinking, she was doing other things also. She may have destroyed her life
@@SanFranDentist94301the awful makeup and her trying really hard to look crazy would indeed suggest that. I'm not trying to be an AH but it lines up
I'm glad her son is being honest about the actual cause of her illness because they always try to undermine the effects of alcoholism in society and diagnose the surface level issues and not the actual problems. I pray she gets deliverance in Jesus name!
I'm an RN. Alcohol does not cause this. Her son is mistaken or lying.
@@jayestahnke9917Thank you, that is true.
@@jayestahnke9917Thank you, that is true.
Alcohol business would be in panic if dementia news was out. Of course if it was true, people would try to deny it.
@@jayestahnke9917 Wernicke's encephalopathy, Korsakoff's?
I quit drinking alcohol over 3 yrs ago when my youngest brother & his wife were both killed by a drunk driver. I feel so fortunate to have overcome. I can/feel my brother’s presence like a guardian angel watching over me. ❤
This happened to my mom. She has dementia from alcohol. After she stopped drinking it only improved a little bit. Now after 11 years after diagnosis it’s getting worse. Trying to get her into a care home now. It’s really sad. People don’t understand how bad alcohol can ruin your brain as well as body. And she was a “working alcoholic“ meaning she went to work everyday and drank at night and very few people knew how bad her drinking was.
I’m sorry to hear that
What age is ahe
It happened to my mom too. She's going to be 61. The doctors said she's had it for a while, which means it started mid 50's. I knew as a kid my mom was doing this to herself. It's crazy how this stuff is coming out like it's new. It is to me, but I'm not a doctor.
As a nurse I’ve seen people with metabolic encephalopathy after alcohol withdrawal and having permanent cognitive defects.
THIS
I abused alcohol for 10 years and the last two years was really bad. Glad I went to rehab and was given the tools to stay sober. Now I have a real hatred of alcohol, so it makes it really easy to avoid it. I just love waking up not hungover and thinking about a hangover gives me incredible anxiety.
Alcohol business would lose everything if known to cause dementia, they will never admit to it. It’s all business. Just drink water everyone!
@@HipHopTheme Well no one is forcing you to drink it. We have free will to take care of or destroy our bodies.
@@HipHopTheme Its hepatic encephalopathy which can be treated with fecal transplants but it makes no money so the FDA has restricted it after pressure from drug companines
being quick to defend alcohol is hella strange lol
Yeah, that "expert" is being disingenuous, too. It's uncontroversial that there is a relationship between alcoholism and dementia; alcoholism reduces white matter volume including in parts of the brain related to memory. Alcohol-related brain damage is a well-known thing, sometimes it can be temporary if the person stops drinking but often it is permanent. This isn't just opinion, these are conclusions reached by high quality meta-analysis of existing research in publications like the Lancet and World Alzheimer's Report. Speaking of Alzheimer's disease, heavy alcoholics are *three times* as likely as the general population to develop it. So yeah, maybe there isn't enough research linking the particular type of dementia she has to alcoholism (yet), but it would be foolish to think there isn't some connection, especially since we don't know what causes it.
Facts
@@flingonberyou are absolutely correct 100 percent 😊
In this case, other factors besides alcohol are likely to blame.
@@jamesmichener3366 yes true however everyone I know with dementia in their 50s is because of drinking and some with drugs, but drinking alcohol and drugs is most likely her dementia she do coke for decades
My dad died of cirrhosis. He had alcohol induced dementia. Two words: No Fun.
@Meli24578 how ignorant you are, the only person to have a negative conment. My dad died of cirrhosis, he had severe HE. Look it up.
@Meli24578 Look up 'wet brain'. People could be getting misdiagnosed.
@Meli24578 Look up 'wet brain'. People could be getting misdiagnosed.
I’m on my way to being completely sober and I cannot wait . This is so scary
I’m right there with you, friend ❤
Good luck!! It's hard but worth it!
You are stronger than you think.
best of luck my friend!!
🙏🏼
Good for you! ❤
Alcohol consumption can be a leading factor. Large consumption over 30-40 years can really pickle your brain.
Wow! That is both fascinating and very awful concurrently.
Wet brain. Basically chronic thiamine deficiency. Use to be more common before we fortified flour. Now it's mainly just alcoholics who get it.
you can treat it with FMT
No doubt about it. My late wife went to 2 alcohol rehabs, had concussions, a few grand mal seizures & suffered from sleeplessness her entire life. Her poor brain got caught in the "undertow." She passed away at 69.
@@lionheartmerrill1069😞 mine made it to 63
This is what happened to our mother. The doctors called it Wet Brain, it’s so sad to watch and live with! Our mother passed away not knowing who any of us was!
May her soul RIP
Korsakoff syndrome? But don’t forget this woman’s eyes bulge due to her thyroid issues which means something behind is physically pushing it, and the other side of that is the brain which is getting the dementia. If she’s drinking enough she could be cancelling out her thyroid meds and causing symptoms of dementia by thyroid storm
Yup….wet brain is an old term we can bring back…..it’s real and sadly sloppy, it could have been me but I gave it up in 2017…..thank you Jesus👀🇺🇸🕊
Same with my grandma. BAD alcoholic & she got Alzheimer's eventually but she was frying her brain day in & out starting around 3-5PM Every.Damn.Day. They ARE saying there's a link between alcohol & dementia/Alzheimer's something about the gut... so that Dr. is WRONG wrong. Also high sugar diet can cause it as well.
Currently going through this with my older brother he's asking about people who have long since passed away including our mother. Sad sight to see but this is one of the end results of being a lifelong alcoholic. (More than 50 years (
I didn't know alcohol dementia was a thing until I met someone with it years ago. It really stuck with me. Poor man was only 43 years old and brain MRI showed his brain looked like someone in their 80's.
Wow 😢
Known a few and it is sad and not pretty.And no longer here.
Good gracious !!!!
Sad!!!
That poor kid. He’s so young to have a chronically ill parent. He seems like a nice guy.
Yes, not like his bully mom…
I’m so thankful to God to be sober from alcohol.
Good for you! I'm on my journey aswell ❤
Amen 🙏
I was drunk everyday for 22 years. I stopped 31 years ago. Every morning the first thing I think of is it's a beautiful day. How happy I am to be free from that curse of alcohol.
Going on 5 years, zero alcohol. 💪👍
I'm so thankful to myself for staying sober almost 13 years. I did that, no one else but me.
We should really all quit alcohol. The stuff in any amount is actually more dangerous than we've known up until very recently.
This.
so true! 😢
What? Lol let ppl live their lives if someone wants to have a drink now n then there is nothing wrong with it. Where tf did you hear its harmful no matter the amount? You should just mind your business
I’m conflicted on one end I know too much of it can be a poison especially to your liver and brain but I also see people who lived to 100 years old in Italy and Greece especially drank a glass or two of red wine every single day so everything is not black and white ? Maybe poison can be healing if it’s done with the right amount ? Just like how researchers found that a bit of fasting can induce autophagy that’s essentially a spring cleaning for your bad cells in your body ? But if you do too much of it it can end up eating you ? But hard liquor is a no for me
@@MinuteManClipsit’s actually a well documented poison (ethanol) , but let people do what they want.
I had no idea that dementia could come by way of alcohol. Learnt something new today
Its definitely possible. It's called "wet brain"..
Makes sense, though. Alcohol affects the brain's cognition and chronic alcoholics can also see liver damage and nervous system damage. Your central nervous system is regulated by the brain.
Ethanol (call it what it is; just the additives and processes make it beer, or wine, or vodka, etc. It is ethanol) is a neurotoxin, and a poison to the entire body. The hangover is your body trying to deal with being poisoned. The liver can only take the heavy workload for so long without losing its ability to cleanse the body of other waste. The toxins build up. The brain is very vulnerable, and if dehydrated by years of alcohol intake, will shrink. A shrunken brain can't function. I watched my mother drink herself to death over more than a decade of regular frequent drinking. It was passed off by my father as "Alzheimer's" and he still will not admit that the heavy, regular "Social" drinking is what destroyed her brain, and has given him diabetes. So now you know. It's a poison. BTW, that same substance, ethanol, is in JET FUEL. How can that be good for you in ANY way? "Jesus drank wine!" and all the other excuses are just that. Jesus lived in a different time, when food was actually real and healthy, and The Bible repeatedly warned against drunkenness. Not going to preach Gospel, just laying out the facts. Stay healthy. You only get one body.
Yup. My uncle would go through a handle of vodka in 4 days. He’s 47 now with horrible dementia and his liver is on crutches. In the end it’s not worth it at all
I suspect they laced her food with something also.
My sister was diagnosed with early onset dementia at 62 yrs old and passed away at 67 yrs old 3 yrs ago. I miss her so much and think of her every day. She drank every day. She loved her vodka. I loved my wine. I’m 64 yrs old. I quit drinking 2 and 1/2 yrs ago. I truly believe she would still be here today if it wasn’t for alcohol. And that alcohol most definitely contributed to her dementia. Alcohol is poison.
Got a buddy with dementia and I have always thought it was alcohol induced. The guy drank a couple pints of whiskey every day for 35 years...at least 35 years.
Irish whiskey or Scotch whisky 🥃
@@Sebastian_Snuffleit’s all alcoholic 🙁
@@Zippy15 I think you missed the point.
You know what's invasive? That a lawyer is in charge of a person's life, sending her somewhere even her relatives don't know where, blocking her family from her accounts and controls her life. How can someone los control of their life like that?
Sigh 😕
Wow that's crazy
It's called "Power Of Attorney" same thing happened to Reagen when he was in office his wife was given power of attorney over him and his actions
@@v1sudo but her son have no rights over her , its stranger's holding her away from family
That is why Wanda needs to hire an attorney(ies) who specializes in this and get their family member Wendy from these folks who is doing more harm to her than good. If Wendy has dementia she is better being around PEOPLE who loves her and not total strangers who continue to feed her the wrong stuff and keeping her away from her SON of all people.💛💛💛💛🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
3 months sober from alcohol the hangovers were brutal I'm done with it 👍
Her manager always makes sure she has a drink. If a person is an alcoholic, you drink around them and give them alcohol? She is being exploited.
Exactly. If she's so bad off that she needs a conservator, then it needs to be someone who is going to keep her healthy. Giving an alcoholic alcohol is abusive.
Well we don’t know how severe her alcoholism is. For instance if she drank 15 drinks, she can’t just go cold turkey. People die from withdrawals too. So it might just be a monitored withdrawal process. Instead of 15, 14 drinks, etc…
You try saying No to a alcoholic…..
I have@@MrPaultopp
Your sure of this? Has it stopped yet or still going? Some peopl eenable people without a bad intent, just to "help" them. Who knows without proof.
My son in laws father had to live in assisted living because he lost his short term menory due to alcoholism. He lost his life because of alcoholism before 60yrs...
I lost my mother due to alcoholism in 2022 and she was only 51 years old.
I always found Wendy way too acerbic and was never a fan. But she’s been through a lot - especially the dreadful mess with her ex husband and all that he’s put her through. It’s clearly all taken a massive toll.
She's been through a lot of deserves no sympathy points for this. She literally admitted she won't stop drinking.
📚 m.k I'm looking in a dictionary.
I never really liked her either found her just crass and very insensitive, Ive never forgot a few years back when she made a bad joke about some young guy who died i think of drugs or something. Even her audience gasped this was on her show; so i think this is really just Karma. I don't think she had anykind of Empathy for that person she made a joke about who died. She done nothing but gossip and chat about other's misfortune and stuff; in the end, now it's all came back round to her and her own life has unraveld to do with her husband and now this.
Have to be careful how we treat others, especially making joke of the dead, no matter who they are, once a person has left this world, this particular life, that's it enough said; cause we don't know where we may go when our own lives come to their end in this particular plane.
That isn’t what’s causing her health issues ,sadly it’s her substance abuse drugs/ alcohol, especially now alcohol caused her dementia, it’s called alcohol dementia for that reason.
I've seen several people that drank heavily and later on early in their lives developed dementia even after years of having quitting drinking.. anytime you abuse your body with alcohol or drugs there is always a higher probability of having health problems later on...
That’s debatable! I have seen patients that lead clean vanilla lives get frontal temporal lobe dementia. NOT A DROP OF ALCOHOL. That’s like the chicken or the egg which came first. Dementia can start 20 years prior to diagnosis. Did alcohol really cause it or were they coping with alcohol dealing with their lost of grip of reality? They us medical scans of brain that diagnose what type of dementia and not all types are caused by alcohol which the only type is Wet Brain or Loewe bodies dementia which Wendy does not have.
Welp according to this faulty medical theory, millions of people should have dementia soon for over consumption of alcohol. Especially In the drunken western nations wherein is a societal staple to over indulge on alcoholic beverages every week!
Hate it when people sugar coat reality. They know damn well it’s her years of drug and alcohol abuse that led to this. Look at her parents and family that are still alive and well!
💯
Yes 👏
others being fine is NOT disputing genetics or other causes. Some are more susceptible. SCIENCE please.
Right and a shock of trauma a stress from personal issues. It’s sad but we have to embrace the truth to prevent it.
Hepatic encephalopathy is probably her actual diagnosis,especially if she is being treated for alcoholism in rehab. The things they are saying she is diagnosed with are symptoms of a broader pattern of the brain shutting down because it is filtering out
What the liver and
Kidneys can no longer do
My aunt is having the same exact issues. And from alcohol abuse as well. She’s also Wendy’s age. Alcohol is truly the devil.
Tell that to everybody gathered in the sports bar, or even those reality shows that feature well-dressed women swigging liquid lunches
Not it’s not boo-boo it’s delicious! Bartender, another tequila sunrise! 😎
@@lemondropkid6175 oh just cause they glorify it doesn’t mean it’s not the devil.
It is the root cause of some of the most terrible things
There’s something very fishy with the guardian being a stranger and not her family ,she should be close to her family and they are keeping her away from them ,why ?
$
Her family doesn't like her.
Sometimes family can be the worse choice if they don't love her more than her money😢
I feel for Wendy's son. He deserves so much empathy and support.
I agree. I wish him the best during this difficult time.
He deserves so much more than having that bitch as a mom
Alcohol dementia can be very mean.
She is that.
@ameliaw.1500it's alcohol dementia and Wendy is making Joe Biden look like he's the most energentic man ever.
@Meli24578I read all these comments and I never realized how ignorant the American people are about dementia and the different types😮
@@runrafarunthebestintheworld lol oh lordt. Her documentary is a mess. Eyes bugged out bulging out her head, shes screaming she got the wrong jul, theres chicken in her purse. it is wild
@@ydennek856 oh wow and yet she still talked down to Whitney Houston year's ago. She dug herself a huge hole an admits she won't stop drinking. Crazy woman. Pfft
They need to give her son permission to get rid of everyone…and he needs to take a break from his life for a bit and see what’s going on with his mother and help her..
He want to greedy wicked people controlling her will not allow him
And also he needs to stop ordering $100K in Uber eats. On his moms account lol 😢
No. He has been robbed of more than enough because of her.
💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
Oh no,her Son was completely living off of her financially..He needs to get a job
That is crazy... because my poverty is also alcohol induced. 😂
Hopefully this will be a warning sign for everyone to put down the damn bottle. Alcohol destroys the body physically and mentally.
Her son was a breath of fresh air- honestly, and can tell he's the one of the very few of family and staff that really cares & loves his mother, it must be hard for him, he also doesn't seem to have much control or say in her care, there is a dementia called alcohol dementia that is caused by heavy alcohol use, drugs, interestingly Bruce Willis and Wendy Williams both have battled substance abuse for years. Sad that media is not telling it straight.
These comments are so gross. No one deserves to go through this. I hope she’s surrounded by loved ones during this time ❤
She is malevolent anyway not a pleasant nor polite words came out from this woman.
@@Pretty_Boy_Proud_Fil-Amit's amazing that her behavior was so exeptable to some people.
The woman 👠 s vile she always found glee in others suffering and she did DMX dirty
@@Pretty_Boy_Proud_Fil-Am IT WAS HER JOB AND you wouldn't know what she said if you didn't watch and was part of her making a lot of money. Make it make sense to understand a person's job and them personally.
@@boxerblvd3514*acceptable
Absolutely. My friend's father developed alcohol dementia. The brain disease is ugly.
My uncle had dementia and drank himself to death. His throat swelled up so bad he couldn’t even breathe. Constantly drinking liquor. Sigh. It’s so sad how alcohol and drugs can take your life.
Family will always come first, and no one will take care of a person in time of need more than family. The court should let the family be her guardians. Wendy’s dad is a 93 year old, and she should be allowed to spend time with him before he dies. 😢
Not everyone in the world has good family, remember that.
Family also can steal all her money too.
@@maureenmckillop3622 But it is HER family and NOT totally strangers who is enriching 'their' lives and family
@@maureenmckillop3622 exactly.
happy you can say that.......i can't!
I know this is a very personal and hard thing to watch and I used to work in a care home with cases like this. But I think having this on tv with a well known celebrity is actually an educational thing for everyone as a society. I don’t think many people understand what dementia looks like or how it can affect the personality of someone as well as other aspects of said person. Thanks to Wendy this will shed a lot of light on this well known disease that we have yet to find a cure for. Tbh after working in a place with folks with dementia I was touched and also scared that one day it might even be someone I love or even myself. Thanks Wendy you are awesome and honest 💜
My ex has alcohol induced dementia. He aged so quickly. I wish her son all the best
No matter one’s opinion on all this is tragically sad.
Nope
Wendy was very cruel and took delight in others misery, karma finds us all
I know for my mom who is now suffering from dementia in her '70s, she spent years having drinks nightly with my dad and they would also eat meat every night for years. They would also eat a lot of sugar. She also has been on opioids for the last 20 years so there's a lot of problems with what she's been doing to her body over the years. It's encouraged me to live a way healthier lifestyle in hopes of avoiding the same fate
Probably the meat consumption was what kept them going for so long. The drinks and the sugar are killers, tho.
Like David Cassidy, she's drinking herself to an early death. She needs help w/ her sobriety, admitting to the problem is the first step to recovery..
Pride is the chief demon protecting all the other demons within a person.
Sounds like "Wet Brain Syndrome" - Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS), sometimes referred to as wet brain, is a brain disorder related to the acute and chronic phases of a vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency. Thiamine depletion is seen in individuals with poor nutrition and is a common complication of long-term, heavy drinking.
Alcohol related dementia is the worst and it’s heartbreaking that she’s going through this. Hopefully people will show compassion and empathy for her.
Dementia 😮 from the shock of her husband, Kevin Hunter did by cheating on her, and having a outside baby. This sent Wendy over the edge
Correct.
Wendy's manager , guardian , wells fargo need to get investgated immediately
I agree with you!!!!! Will and Shawn are disgusting! I wanted to go through my tv and curse both of them out! They are no good for Wendy! They both look suspect!! This is just a sad situation!
Wendy herself needs to be investigated actually.
She's a grown woman.
Yes Wendy family needs to hire Mathew Rosengart Brittany Spears attorney that freed her
@@runrafarunthebestintheworld k madam
Happened to a good friend of mine. We all tried to get her help but she died at 47. Alcohol is no joke
WOW! sad sorry to hear that
yeah as a society we need to come to terms with how poisonous alcohol is... where is the research on this?? oh wait... $$$
💯 It really is
So let’s show her the same grace and mercy that we are showing Bruce Willis who is suffering from the same disease. Only difference is his battle has been kept private. Praying her son gets gaurdianship🙏🏾🫶🏾
Life is so unpredictable and unfair sometimes 😢
😂😅😂
Exactly.
This is the result of marrying a dust bucket.
That's y u hv 2 watch what u say and do 🎉🎉🎉
And people who say it's karma are insane af and narcs
I graduated from nursing school from a big city hospital in 1972. We treated the homeless, we treated many street long time alcoholics with early onset dementia and at the time it was one of the few dementia’s that had a name back then and is named Korsakoff Syndrome which is a chronic memory disorder caused by severe deficiency of thiamine which is the vitamins B1. That could easily be diagnosed and apparently it has not been. I have seen cases of natural brain malfunctions, brain tumors and if the person abuses alcohol that is the lowest hanging fruit that gets the first attention in being a causative factor in memory loss, lack of comprehension, aphasia. I always thought to myself it was great not to drink alcohol. A living will is important no matter how old a person is. In the case of Williams she now is too impaired to make any decisions for herself, the courts will. Is this what Williams would have wanted to take care of her and finances, we will never know. What ever is left of Wendy’s financial assets will go to her full time care she requires. The person appointed to do this by the courts will be paid from her fund. If Williams runs out of cash like my dad did will be placed on state financial assistance. I only saw the trailer to her documentary. Wendy does exactly what my former patients with dementia do, they look interested in what a person is saying to them, they can respond with only a few words and are great at pretending they know what is going on. In my opinion Wendy is not able to give consent, this documentary was a total invasion of her privacy. Wendy’s has rights by law as a disabled person. This documentary like similar ones is a money maker for those that produced it. Hope Wendy gets the best care.
I have a dear friend that abused alcohol and many times she always inquired about events that happened 20 years ago. Now, I know why. Sad very sad to watch a woman of her talent experience such a disease.
It's sad to think that this was possibly avoidable
Alcohol definitely has the potential to induce early dementia. As a mental health professional, I witness this sometimes. One of my clients in his late 30’s started having early signs of dementia, and he was an alcoholic. So yes both environmental and genetics play huge roles in developing dementia.
When did he start drinking and how much? If I may ask
Yes Lowie Bodies but Wendy has frontal lobe dementia and if you are a health professional you would know it’s not caused by alcohol. You would know symptoms can start as much as 20 years prior and was she coping with her losing her grip in her life?
Welp according to this faulty medical theory, millions of people should have dementia soon for over consumption of alcohol. Especially In the drunken western nations wherein is a societal staple to over indulge on alcoholic beverages every week!
Broward girl here! Alex, you are the niece every aunt/tia would hope for. I believe you have her best interest at heart. Hoping to see Wendy better in the future.
I have so much more respect for Alex! I’ve seen her on the weekends on Local10! I never knew she was a relative till last year. She goes on air not knowing where her aunt is. That’s a lot for her to handle. I pray for her and Wendy during this time!
A childhood friend who is now in her late 50s is suffering from Frontal Lobe Dementia. To say it's heartbreaking to watch her health decline so quickly is beyond heartwrenching! Something feels very wrong for Wendy in this situation.
Sending prayers to Wendy and her family.❤
I noticed when her Mommy as she called her, died she was never the same... I pray she gets better, we all miss her.... Get better, we want to see you again on tv!!!! Blessing for you you ... 😢😢🙏🙏... 🌹🌹🌹...
I have had family with alcohol induced dementia. One actually improved greatly after being sober for a few years. They're still in a care home, though.
Wendy does not have that though. There are 5 types of dementia and only one is caused by alcohol Loewe bodies which Wendy does not have
I still don’t understand how her family don’t know what facility she’s in. That’s very concerning to me because anything could happen and they just need to be aware of where she’s located so they can come visit her.
parts of the family could BE the problem. A guardian can try and figure that out. IF a good choice is found, fine.
We should probably think about banning alcohol. Isn't that worth preventing loss of life like this?
The conservatives did it with the prohibition in the 1920s and early 30s. Maybe they were on to something..
So? We've known for decades that alcohol destroys neurons. What a shocker 😂
It's not much at all but sober for close to 2 months now after binge drinking nearly every day. Idk if it is correlated but I am 30 and diagnosed with Bells Palsy. Scared me to death even though it is sort of common. Not being able to move my right side of my face really is a downer. Much love to all and happy sober living. Besides a little green 😊
I hope people become more aware of the long term effects from drinking alcohol. I heard that more than one cup of alcohol a week really can screw up your body.
I ALMOST MARRIED an alcoholic thinking he will sober up eventually and it wasn't long before I realized he is not so good in the head and he is forgetting the things I tell him. He was only 30!
But I am sober for you baby. Come back
@@novellmusicmedia6895 I love Chopin! I was in Warsaw, Poland over the summer visiting Chopin museum 🤷🏻♀️
@@Lemthepoetofficial wow, that's awesome! What a small world in meeting common interest. Thnx for taking the time to watch. Are you Polish?
@@novellmusicmedia6895 turkish! Haha wbu?
So my cousin is an alcoholic and now has dementia, nobody in the family has EVER suffered from dementia, this now makes sense !!
In order to get "high" or drunk? BRAIN CELLS ARE DESTROYED!
How the hell they dont know where Wendy is? That's crazy how the Guardian wont let her family see her
This needs to be looked more into
Same thing happend to my husband in 2005 he did the same as her. He was rushed to the hospital. They said had I not gotten him there he would have died, He was diagnosed with Wernicke Korsakoff brain damage from alcohol. He couldn't remember anything and he had congnitive dysfunction. It was a nightmare dealing with him.
After about two years of not drinking he got better, but he is still left with short term memory loss and mild cognitive dysfunction and since 2009 have worked a job and still does, but he can't handle any business, can't go to doctors by himself because he won't remember anything. And you have to explain things especially important things to him over and over sometimes he will get it and remember sometimes not.
He is beginning to progress mildly, because it is alcohol induced dementia. He was lucky because I took care of people like him in a hilbilitation center (not rehilbiltation so you know)and they could not remeber what you said a minute after you told them. My husband does forget but it not that quick and not all of the time.
She has a different dementia he has functional dementia, if true she has the type that eventually she will stop talking.
May I ask: How did you know it was time for him to go to the hospital?
@@laurat1129 He couldn't remember anything, he was talking in coherent, he would fall and my son and I would have to pick him up.
I told his twin brother way before what was going to happen if he did not stop drinking, chirosis because he had liver spots on his legs and his lips had turned pink and brain damage and it came true, so I knew what the problems was.
@@GannyAngie So sorry to hear this, and thanks for the reply.
@@laurat1129 If I can help anyone I will, because it's not only them going through it, it's the whole family, be blessed.
“her bank claimed she was incapacitated”
What is that?
I agree with him. I watched the show and she treated people terribly, not because of dementia but because of her addictions. I felt badly for the nail tech. I would have walked out, if she called me "stupid".
Speaking of alcohol, brain Aneurysums can cause death. I know of two people who died from a brain aneurysum due to alcohol. I'm glad I gave it up!! This documentary Netflix s shedding light on health related problems that sometimes involve alcohol.
My father passed of the same sort of dementia - brought on by alcohol. Horrible for the family. My heart goes out to them.
We loved this SAY IT LADY for years. She shared her addiction with us. We cheered and prayed for her. Whatever the cause of her dementia MOST of US HAVE/HAD addictions TOO. I'm keeping her in MY PRAYERS.
MOST have not had it to anything like this degree. No.
Sad, she really drunk her problems away. Now she can not remember
Actually her type of dementia is bot caused by alcohol
Alcohol over many years can definitely cause loss of memory plus it can effect your walking ability. Its so sad to see her as she is now. Addiction is terrible but you always have the choice to say NO
I guess my dementia is _also_ alcohol induced. I can never remember anything the next day. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I had no idea that there were so many self-help psychologists on the internet ! 😂😂
Doctors say there’s no way to know this.
People think that Selena Gomez Kidney/lupus issues were from alcohol too. Remember Francia (Selena’s kidney donor) got mad at Selena because she continued drinking after the transplant.
While alcohol abuse and Lupus are an awful combination, there is no known connection. Lupus is an autoimmune disease with often genetic basis that can be triggered by infection, hormonal fluctuations, etc. But yeah, Selena shouldn’t have been drinking after the transplant and I’d be pissed off too.
I pray he is not indulging in any form of drug or alcohol use. This can be a really hard time and I hope he has the right people around him, to support him... and if she is having so many issues that she can't manage her money, how can anyone say the release of this is not exploitation by saying she's the exec producer?smh. Nobody deserves this.
anyone else remember that episode on her talk show a few years ago when she was dressed as the statue of liberty and had like a seizure or something live on the show
Yes i saw the show. Wendy said she became too hot in her costume and fainted. She wasnt the same after that
EVERYONE remembers that. Duh
She has been attention-whoring about her health for a LONG time now.
Kevin I pray for you and yours. Stay strong and positive.
Wouldn’t be surprised. Abuse of alcohol as well as drugs can damage the brain. This has been common knowledge for a long time.
Totally agree with son as we’ve had relatives faced same due to abuse of alcohol
Alcohol and drugs have a serious effect on the brain. it doesn’t matter the origin it’s the same disease whether genetics or alcohol induced.
Being a lush isn't a good look for anyone.
Alcohol is the devil once it has you reeled in. Almost lost my life from alcohol abuse. Got clean in 2000 an been clean 24 Years now
Good for her son, and I appreciate that he put this out there. There's so much denial w/alcoholism itself that it seems dementia (and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome) can be dismissed as age-related or something else. We're only as sick as our secrets, and my heart goes out to this family and any others dealing w/it.🙁
I was a 15 year alcoholic and now I have aphasia. I have been clean 10 years and still struggle to find the words. It’s getting worse as I get older. So while scientists may not be able to find a link between her consumption and her diagnosis, I’m pretty sure this is the cause.
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome can be caused by alcohol consumption. Symptoms include the following :
Confusion and loss of mental activity that can progress to coma and death.
Loss of muscle coordination (ataxia) that can cause leg tremor.
Vision changes such as abnormal eye movements (back and forth movements called nystagmus), double vision, eyelid drooping.
If you drink take a B Complex vitamin bc it is thought this is what causes this disease.
So sorry to hear of your aphasia, but I wish you continued sobriety. Thanks for this list as the signs and symptoms are so gradual, they can be hard to identify.
My brother in law just died from dementia, what a horrible ending.
I think Wendy Williams will make a lot of money off of this documentary. It's really a normal circumstance for so many families. The only difference is money. This keeps her relevant. Rooting for her! Great move Wendy, you are very Smart!
I hope the son keeps fighting this fight for her.
Sending u healing prayers and wishing u well
Loved Mrs Williams show and wishing her a peaceful respite. She lived a tumultuous life and deserves her peace now 🌠🌠🌠
Yep. As a nurse I've dealt with this.
If you become drunk and can’t remember yesterday, or what happened yesterday. Beware… this is how it begins
My dad had alcohol induced dementia. He didn’t raise me but I took him in when he was sick. He was mean if he couldn’t drink. He had hepatitis c and cirrhosis of the liver and still wanted to drink. His memory would come and go. I let him drink light beer on the weekend. That’s the only time he got out of bed and would talk to you. He eventually had a stroke and g tube was put in. He wanted me to pour alcohol straight to his stomach or he would verbally abuse me . I eventually had to put him back in a hospital where his brother got him and let him drink his self to death.
Thats sad. It's very possible. People are in denial.
This is horrific, but I truly hope people will wake up and pay attention to what booze can do to you. My own sister died of alcoholism, and that is an awful, awful way to go.
So she's an alcoholic, self-harm. I never understood the lust for alcohol. You are suffocating yourself by drinking it, literally!
Back in the day there was a term for alcohol induced dementia. The term was Wet Brain.