Wendy Williams is seen for the first time in a year following her Aphasia and dementia diagnoses the TV icon who retreated from the spotlight after her talk show came to an end in 2022 makes a rare public appearance with her 24-year-old son Kevin Hunter Jr on August 19th visiting a holistic Wellness store in her home state of New Jersey in a pick posted to Instagram the sighting comes 6 months after Wendy's Healthcare team shared that she had been diagnosed with primary Progressive Asia and fronto temporal dementia the team said in a February 22nd statement the decision to share this news was difficult and made after careful consideration not only to advocate for understanding and compassion for Wendy but to raise awareness about Aphasia and fronto temporal dementia and support the thousands of others facing similar circumstances Wendy later publicly addressed Her diagnosis in a personal statement telling ew that she was touched by the outpouring of support as well as the power of unity and the need for compassion she added I have immense gratitude for the love and kind words I have received after sharing my diagnosis of aphasia and fronto temporal dementia and Wendy noted that she will continue to maintain her personal space and peace to thrive two days after her care team shared the news the celeb's lifetime docu series where is Wendy Williams premiered the series followed Wendy's Health journey and in one emotional moment Black China paid a visit to the former talk show host the two sat down for a heart-to-heart convo in which Wendy who's famously known for wearing wigs takes hers off in a moment of vulnerability and continued the chat showing her real hair I like recently been changing my life since you know like we last spoke you've always been like honest with me and like put me in my place yeah you know what I mean in like the most motherly kind way that's why I love you so much cuz even when I was going through my darkest times like you never use that against me you know what I mean and that's how you know that the love is like genuine and it's always going to be there you know and I'm always be here for you like straight up you could call my phone whenever I'm so serious and I think I'm going to be back and forth from New York so I'm going be coming to see you more but my real name is Wendy Hunter Hunter yep mhm and I'm divorced yes he's got no money yeah yeah yeah I love you so do I yeah the pair's bond formed back in 2020 after China made an appearance on Wendy's show [Music]