WENDY Williams regarded stunning sporting a sparkle costume at her son Kevin Hunter Jr’s school commencement in a really uncommon outing throughout her heartbreaking dementia battle.
In photographs and movies completely obtained by The U.S. Sun, Wendy, 60, who was utilizing an electrical wheelchair to enter and exit the venue, sat within the viewers of the Florida International University ceremony on Thursday afternoon, December 19.
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Wendy was seen using her brilliant purple electrical wheelchair whereas sporting Chanel No. 5 sneakers together with her sparkly costume and accessorized with a Louis Vuitton over-the-shoulder purse.
The former daytime TV host’s wheelchair had its personal satchel connected to the handlebars with an NYC patch, a Chanel patch and a smiley face patch amongst others.
Her son, Kevin, 24, appeared completely happy and calm as he walked by means of the scholars’ entrance and stopped to shake a police officer’s hand.
Other Williams members of the family had been additionally in attendance.
The former TV host’s dapper father Thomas Williams Sr., 93, was introduced into the commencement through a wheelchair pushed by her sister Wanda Finnie, who additionally regarded stylish for the event.
Wendy beamed and wiped away tears as her son crossed the commencement stage on Thursday.
Kevin Jr walked in the course of the commencement for the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs.
According to the graduation booklet, Kevin graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.
Her son notably took longer than the everyday 4 years to graduate after taking day trip of his education to take care of his ailing mom throughout 2021 and 2022.
Wendy’s solely youngster had begun his school expertise at Barry University in Miami, and transferred to FIU lately.
The commencement sighting comes after Wendy was seen in Florida briefly over the weekend in a video shared on Instagram.
In the clip, Wendy sat outdoors Sista Sara’s Shonuff Oysters, a Fort Lauderdale restaurant, the place she was accompanied by her son and her nephew, Travis Finnie.
In the video, a fan got here as much as the automotive greeted Wendy together with her notorious catchphrase “How you doin’?”
Wendy smiled and returned the greeting.
‘PERMANENTLY INCAPACITATED’
The former queen of daytime TV’s appearances in Florida come after The U.S. Sun completely revealed that her guardian Sabrina Morrissey’s authorized crew referred to as her “completely incapacitated” in paperwork pertaining to a authorized battle with Lifetime over the Where is Wendy Williams? documentary that aired earlier this yr.
In the submitting on the star’s behalf, the guardian referred to as her “an acclaimed entertainer who, tragically, has been bothered by early-onset dementia and, in consequence, has change into cognitively impaired and completely incapacitated.”
The description of the extent of Wendy’s sickness was a devastating blow to her loyal followers, who’ve continued to carry out hope for a comeback from their queen of TV.
The guardian’s submitting requested the decide to permit sure info pertaining to Wendy’s “well being, familial relationships, and funds” to be redacted from the document to guard her privateness.
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SCARY DIAGNOSIS
As The U.S. Sun beforehand completely reported, Wendy was recognized with alcohol-related mind injury in 2019, three years earlier than she was positioned in a guardianship.
The daytime discuss present host was given the prognosis whereas at a rehab heart in Delray Beach, Florida, a number of sources claimed.
Wendy was absent for the whole lot of her thirteenth season of her eponymous Wendy Williams Show from 2021 to 2022.
Wendy Williams Alcohol-Related Brain Damage, Aphasia & Frontotemporal Dementia Diagnoses
By The U.S. Sun’s Senior Reporter Jessica Finn, who has reported on Wendy Williams for the previous seven years.
As The U.S. Sun completely reported, Wendy Williams was recognized with alcohol-related mind injury in 2019 throughout a rehab stint in Florida.
An insider defined {that a} mind scan was carried out as a part of Wendy’s rehab keep in Delray Beach.
A neurologist sat down with the star, her son, and her then-husband, Kevin Hunter Sr.
“The physician defined to them that Wendy was affected by alcohol-related mind injury.
“They informed her that her alcohol abuse had carried out everlasting injury to the layers in her mind,” the insider mentioned.
“She was warned then and there that if she continued to drink, the injury would solely worsen.”
In that assembly, they gave Wendy a devastating prognosis.
The docs on the rehab foretold of the eventual decline of Wendy’s cognitive talents, which have change into obvious to those that have are available in contact with the star lately.
“They informed her that if she saved consuming she would proceed to develop extra forgetful, that she would not bear in mind folks’s names, and ultimately, she might overlook who folks even had been,” the supply mentioned.
After a remark name was despatched to Wendy’s crew, they launched a press release saying Wendy had been recognized with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia in 2023.
“The resolution to share this information was tough and made after cautious consideration, not solely to advocate for understanding and compassion for Wendy, however to lift consciousness about aphasia and frontotemporal dementia and help the 1000’s of others going through comparable circumstances,” the assertion learn.
She formally misplaced her present on the finish of the season when comic Sherri Shepherd took over her time slot with the identical manufacturing firm.
Kevin Jr. stepped into assist take care of his mom in Florida earlier than a New York decide decided the star ought to be positioned in a guardianship.
Wendy returned to her condo in New York City within the spring of 2022.
While within the metropolis, headline after headline emerged in regards to the star seeming unwell whereas she was out and about, compounded by interviews through which she appeared disoriented.
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