https://tubitv.com/movies/100034547/tmz-presents-saving-wendy
I worked with elderly patients, many of whom had dementia, for approximately 25 years total.
Sadly, I witnessed both of my parents descend into dementia. My father had multiple transient ischemic attacks (small strokes) before having a major hemorrhagic cerebrovascular incident (large stroke).
My brother speculates that my father may have had frontotemporal dementia, given his behavior patterns.
My mother died three days after having a massive CVA in the left occipital lobe. I suspect she had Lewy body dementia.
There are certain behaviors one sees in patients with dementia. If Wendy had dementia, she would be repeating herself, asking questions she'd already asked, perhaps even forgetting who she was talking to. She clearly doesn't have aphasia. I would surmise that any seeming aphasia or appearance of dementia was due to alcohol addiction, from which she seems to have recovered successfully.
Some of the things Wendy said on her show were shocking and offensive. However, this does not mean she deserves to be locked up and unable to function autonomously.
Even if Wendy did have dementia, people with dementia do better when they are given activities to participate in, not being forced to remain locked in a room.
Wendy is seven months older than I am. She is correct that people our age benefit from exercise to help us maintain our endurance and remain as strong and flexible as possible.
Wendy simply does not present like a person suffering from dementia. Her conversation is too coherent. This situation smells smelly.
