Wendy Williams' family is “fighting” to get her home from a facility where she is receiving treatment for her health problems, her son said.
The son of former daytime talk show host Kevin Hunter Jr. shared an update on his mother's health on Monday, days after she made a rare public appearance to attend his college graduation in Florida. Radio host Charlamagne tha God reposted a video on Instagram about Hunter's graduation that provides an inside look at the emotional ceremony and family celebrations. He also praised the recent Florida International University graduate for his degree in economics.
Hunter responded in the comments: “Thanks family! let's get [Williams] home.”
While feeling the Instagram love, Hunter also used the comments section to share a “quick update” with social media fans. He wrote that his mother is “sober and wants to come home.” He did not reveal where exactly he and his loved ones are trying to retrieve Williams from, but the television personality, 60, has reportedly been at an unknown facility to address cognitive issues since earlier this year.
In February, representatives for Williams revealed that he had been diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia. Before the diagnosis, Williams had been battling Graves' disease, an autoimmune disease related to the thyroid. In 2022, Williams also received treatment at a wellness center to help her “manage her overall health issues.”
Representatives revealed Williams' diagnosis during the premiere of the Lifetime documentary “Where's Wendy Williams.”
Hunter also wrote in another Instagram comment that loved ones are working toward Williams' return home “because isolation is killing her faster than anything else.”
Hunter shared his update a month after Williams' legal guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, claimed in legal documents that the TV star has “cognitive impairments, a permanent disability, and a legal incapacity.”
Amid her health problems, Williams was a proud mother at her son's graduation last week. In photos shared by the New York Post, Williams sits with her family and appears to wipe away tears as her son, whom she shares with ex-husband Kevin Hunter, walks across the stage to receive his degree. Williams' father, Thomas Williams, and sister Wanda Finnie were among the family members who also reportedly joined the former TV host for Hunter's graduation.
