Wendy Williams has shown “substantial” improvement since Doc

Wendy Williams has made a lot of progress since documenting her health issues for a Lifetime special.

Wendy’s brother, Tommy Williamstold exclusively We weekly about his recent conversations while she continues to receive treatment at an undisclosed facility.

“When I speak to Wendy, she sounds great. Wendy has improved,” Tommy claimed. “I know my sister from where she was to where she is now, and she has made a significant amount of progress. It’s about dialogue and conversation, topics, content, speech pattern, everything.”

According to Tommy, his sister has not shown any “past behavior” that was the subject of her documentary, which aired earlier this month.

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“The past was clear. We saw it,” he continued. ‘She was in worse shape, and the [documentary] movie depicted it. Now [she is in] another state.”

Where Is Wendy Williams?, which had a two-night premiere on Saturday, February 24 and Sunday, February 25, focused on Wendy’s ongoing health and legal battles before she was diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia. Wendy’s family was featured in the film talking about her personal ups and downs, including alcohol addiction. (Wendy, 59, also suffers from Graves’ disease and hyperthyroidism.)

Wendy’s guardian subsequently filed a lawsuit against A&E Television Networks. In documents obtained by Us a person was named on Thursday, February 22 Sabrina Morrissey has declared that she is acting in her capacity as temporary guardian by submitting her request. A judge ruled on Friday, February 23, that the documentary could still be broadcast as planned despite the ongoing lawsuit.

Wendy eventually addressed concerns about her health in a rare statement.

“I want to say that I am extremely grateful for the love and kind words I have received after sharing my diagnosis of aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD),” she said. Us on Friday. “Let me say: wow! Your response was overwhelming.”

Wendy continued: “I hope others with FTD can benefit from my story. I would also like to thank the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration for their kind words of support and their extraordinary efforts to raise awareness about FTD.”

The statement ended with Wendy noting that she still needs “personal space and peace to thrive” in her life. She also reminded her fans that their “positivity and encouragement” are “much appreciated” as Wendy continues to focus on herself.

While you’re talking to UsTommy continues to wait for the audience to see Wendy’s positive developments firsthand.

‘There is no visual image [yet] about Wendy moving her lips about her own growth and development,” he said. “I was hoping she would come out and say something and settle a lot of the talk. It’s not, ‘Oh, my God.’ That’s not what I experienced. I have experienced growth. There is talk of a comeback.”

“My hope is that Wendy will be seen and speak to the audience on her own so people can see how she is doing now,” he noted. “I am proud of her development and I think this can change the story. I think Wendy can totally come back. Her story is inspiring. Her story is one to share and it has an impact.”

With reporting by Andrea Simpson