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Wendy Williams Reacts to 'Overwhelming' Support Following Primary Progressive Aphasia and Dementia Diagnosis

The TV personality told ET that she has been 'overwhelmed' by support since sharing her diagnosis.

In a press release sent out on Thursday, Williams' care team wrote that they were revealing the former talk show host's diagnosis in an attempt "to correct inaccurate and hurtful rumors about her health. Williams' statement concluded, "I want to also thank the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration for their kind words of support and their extraordinary efforts to raise awareness of FTD. Finnie tells the ABC News co-anchor thatthe family has been "shut out" by the State of New York, preventing them from being able to provide assistance to Williams.

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