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Dementia Hasn't Taken Spunk From NJ's Wendy Williams, Team Says Dementia Hasn't Taken Spunk From NJ's Wendy Williams, Team Says
Dementia Hasn't Taken Spunk From NJ's Wendy Williams, Team Says Monmouth County native and popular talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with dementia and aphasia, according to a news release. The Ocean Township native's team issued a statement on Thursday, Feb. 22 to "correct inaccurate and hurtful rumors about her health." The release confirmed Williams was diagnosed in 2023 with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia. Williams' reps said there had been speculation about the former New York City radio DJ's mental condition when she started to forget words, act erratically sometimes, and had trouble understanding financ…

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Dementia Worsening For NJ Native Bruce Willis, Family Says Dementia Worsening For NJ Native Bruce Willis, Family Says
Dementia Worsening For NJ Native Bruce Willis, Family Says Iconic actor and New Jersey native Bruce Willis's health has taken a sad turn, announced his family. Conditions have worsened for Willis in the 10 months since his aphasia diagnosis was announced publicly, with the "Die Hard" actor now facing the more specific diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, his family said in an official statement. The untreatable disease is the most common form of dementia for those under 60, and the Willis family is hoping that revealing the actor's diagnosis will help shed light on the disease. "Bruce always believed in using his voice in the world to hel…

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by Annie DeVoe