: THIS MORNING ON "TODAY"’S TALKER, WENDY WILLIAMS TAKING A
TALKER, WENDY WILLIAMS TAKING A HEALTH-RELATED BREAK FROM HER
HEALTH-RELATED BREAK FROM HER HIT DAYTIME TALK SHOW.
HIT DAYTIME TALK SHOW. >> WENDY WILLIAMS HAS BEEN
>> WENDY WILLIAMS HAS BEEN ENTERTAINING AUDIENCES FOR TEN
ENTERTAINING AUDIENCES FOR TEN SEASONS ON HER POPULAR DAYTIME
SEASONS ON HER POPULAR DAYTIME TALK SHOW.
TALK SHOW. >> HOW YOU DOING?
>> HOW YOU DOING? >> THE ENERGETIC HOST ANNOUNCING
>> THE ENERGETIC HOST ANNOUNCING SHE’S TAKING ANOTHER BREAK "THE
SHE’S TAKING ANOTHER BREAK "THE WENDY WILLIAMS’" SHOW FOCUSING
WENDY WILLIAMS’" SHOW FOCUSING ON HER HEALTH MARKING HER SECOND
ON HER HEALTH MARKING HER SECOND ABSENCE SINCE REVEALING LAST
ABSENCE SINCE REVEALING LAST YEAR SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH
YEAR SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH GRAVE’S DISEASE.
GRAVE’S DISEASE. >> GRAVE’S DISEASE SQUEEZES THE
>> GRAVE’S DISEASE SQUEEZES THE MUSCLES BEHIND YOUR EYEBALLS, SO
MUSCLES BEHIND YOUR EYEBALLS, SO THAT’S THE REASON.
THAT’S THE REASON. >> WILLIAMS’ FAMILY SAYING THE
>> WILLIAMS’ FAMILY SAYING THE 54-YEAR-OLD WILL SPEND TIME IN
54-YEAR-OLD WILL SPEND TIME IN THE HOSPITAL AS PART OF HER
THE HOSPITAL AS PART OF HER TREATMENT ADDING, DESPITE HER
TREATMENT ADDING, DESPITE HER STRONG DESIRE TO RETURN, SHE IS
STRONG DESIRE TO RETURN, SHE IS TAKING A NECESSARY EXTENDED
TAKING A NECESSARY EXTENDED BREAK FROM HER SHOW TO FOCUS ON
BREAK FROM HER SHOW TO FOCUS ON HER PERSONAL AND PHYSICAL
HER PERSONAL AND PHYSICAL WELLBEING.
WELLBEING. GRAVE’S DISEASE RESULTING IN
GRAVE’S DISEASE RESULTING IN HIGH POE THYROIDISM OR
HIGH POE THYROIDISM OR OVERACTIVE THYROID.
OVERACTIVE THYROID. IT’S CONSIDERED FAIRLY COMMON
IT’S CONSIDERED FAIRLY COMMON AND PREDOMINANTLY AFFECTS WOMEN
AND PREDOMINANTLY AFFECTS WOMEN AND THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 40.
AND THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 40. >> YOU CAN THINK OF THE THYROID
>> YOU CAN THINK OF THE THYROID GLAND AS THE METABOLIC CONTROL
GLAND AS THE METABOLIC CONTROL CENTER OF THE BODY WHEN IT’S
CENTER OF THE BODY WHEN IT’S HYPER FUNCTIONING, YOU MIGHT
HYPER FUNCTIONING, YOU MIGHT HAVE SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY,
HAVE SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY, IRRITABILITY, HEAT INTOLERANCE,
IRRITABILITY, HEAT INTOLERANCE, WEIGHT LOSS, EVEN A HIGH HEART
WEIGHT LOSS, EVEN A HIGH HEART RATE.
RATE. >> WILLIAMS’ LATEST HEALTH SCARE
>> WILLIAMS’ LATEST HEALTH SCARE COMING ON THE HEELS OF A STRING
COMING ON THE HEELS OF A STRING OF ALARMING INCIDENTS DATING
OF ALARMING INCIDENTS DATING BACK TO OCTOBER OF 2017 WHEN SHE
BACK TO OCTOBER OF 2017 WHEN SHE FAINTED WHILE HOSTING HER SHOW.
FAINTED WHILE HOSTING HER SHOW. >> THAT WAS NOT A STUNT.
>> THAT WAS NOT A STUNT. I’M OVERHEATED IN MY COSTUME,
I’M OVERHEATED IN MY COSTUME, AND I DID PASS OUT.
AND I DID PASS OUT. >> JUST LAST MONTH WILLIAMS TOLD
>> JUST LAST MONTH WILLIAMS TOLD HER AUDIENCE SHE SUFFERED A
HER AUDIENCE SHE SUFFERED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO HER RIGHT
HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO HER RIGHT SHOULDER BUT DIDN’T SAY HOW THE
SHOULDER BUT DIDN’T SAY HOW THE INJURY HAPPENED.
INJURY HAPPENED. >> I DON’T NEED AN OPERATION.
>> I DON’T NEED AN OPERATION. THEY TELL ME I’M VERY HEALTHY.
THEY TELL ME I’M VERY HEALTHY. >> JUST DAYS LATER, WILLIAMS
>> JUST DAYS LATER, WILLIAMS RAISING CONCERNS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
RAISING CONCERNS ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHEN SHE BEGAN SLURRING HER
WHEN SHE BEGAN SLURRING HER SPEECH ON AIR.
SPEECH ON AIR. >> OUR FIRST GUESTS ARE AN
>> OUR FIRST GUESTS ARE AN ICONIC -- ARE AN ICONIC HIP-HOP
ICONIC -- ARE AN ICONIC HIP-HOP TRIO.
TRIO. >> WILLIAMS POST ADD STATEMENT
>> WILLIAMS POST ADD STATEMENT ON INSTAGRAM APOLOGIZING FOR A
ON INSTAGRAM APOLOGIZING FOR A LESS THAN STELLAR SHOW AND
LESS THAN STELLAR SHOW AND EXPLAINING SHE’D TAKEN
EXPLAINING SHE’D TAKEN MEDICATION TO MANAGE HER
MEDICATION TO MANAGE HER SHOULDER PAIN.
SHOULDER PAIN. NOW THIS MORNING AS FANS SEND
NOW THIS MORNING AS FANS SEND THEIR WELL WISHES IT REMAINS
THEIR WELL WISHES IT REMAINS UNCLEAR WHEN WILLIAMS WILL
UNCLEAR WHEN WILLIAMS WILL RETURN TO WORK AND GET BACK TO
RETURN TO WORK AND GET BACK TO SPILLING THE TEA.
SPILLING THE TEA. >> OOH, LEMONY.
>> OOH, LEMONY. >> THE WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW WILL
>> THE WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW WILL AIR RERUNS THIS WEEK AND RETURN
AIR RERUNS THIS WEEK AND RETURN WITH NEW EPISODES FEATURING
