Blind Items Revealed #8
October 1, 2014
This very recent former A list talk show host is now retired and the other day she kept telling the doorman to a building that she lived there now. She doesn't and has not lived there in 20 years.
Barbara Walters
I thought she was losing it her last year on The View
ReplyDeleteIt happens to the best of us....
ReplyDeleteEnty, this is not fun gossip. Leave her alone.
ReplyDeleteShe is an 86 year old woman, I could see this being an interesting blind if it were a drug/alcohol issue, but this seems in poor taste.
ReplyDeleteThat is just sad. Whether you love or hate her, you cannot deny that she is, or was, an intelligent woman.
ReplyDeleteBaba wawa
ReplyDeleteNot to mention I think she's earned the right to permanent A status, wouldn't you say, Enty?
ReplyDeleteSad blind item.
ReplyDeleteLast year, I took a bullet for my older sister and just younger brother, who both complained to me that our mom was losing it mentally wise.
On a recent visit to me, she showed signs of short term memory loss -- which is an early sign of Alzheimer's.
Unfortunately, the only thing you can do is keep an eye on her.
She is 86 years young and soon to be 87. And, our Mom is in better health than her 88 year old sister. So, we think she is going to live long past her sister's age.
I hope I can remember my name if I make it to 86!
ReplyDeleteIntelligent?
ReplyDeleteI was going to post something but I forgot what it was.
ReplyDeleteSeriously though, my husband and I have lived through alzheimers with a grandmother, and it's absolutely heartbreaking.
It became a daily chore every time she asked where her husband was and we tediously went through the funeral and her tears for hours.
She had a heart machine, whatever you call them, but that was the only thing that kept her alive, she was ready to go for years.
We have very fond memories of her, god bless her soul.
Might I add, Hollywood White Washes any family detriment so the celeb is so called pure and perfect. It's not the case at all, everyone is affected by a relative with some type of health issue, whether it's public or not, it's sad none are addressed publicly.
ReplyDeleteSorry, but this story is very relevant, as she used her connection with John Ramsey to re-launch her career on Investigative Discovery, and once again, she did an Oprah-esque job of kissing his backside. In 2000, her "interview" with the Ramseys was so bootlicking, that the Governor of Colorado demanded and got equal time (though ABC put him on Good Morning America, instead of 20/20 with the prime time audience she first softballed them on. Bottom line, she should be staying out of unsolved murder cases, John Ramsey knew full well she would softball him, those are the ONLY type of interviewers he lets near him. Her interviews have misled millions of people on the Ramsey case alone.
ReplyDeleteleave her alone!
ReplyDelete@david my best wishes to your mother's prolonged good health. My father's battle with the insidious disease that is Alzheimer's/dementia recently ended after 6 years (longer if we're being honest, but only diagnosed during that time). My siblings and I had no clue, really, until after the passing of our mother -- they functioned well together as a "team", but dad's forgetfulness and short-term memory loss became abundantly clear while trying to settle our mother's estate. Shortly thereafter I moved in with my father to help him with his day-to-day activities and in the latter stages provide around-the-clock care. Dad was adamant that he was staying at home and not being put in a "facility" and as such, his wishes were followed. It was a roller coaster ride of highs and lows (some very low lows in some cases). Despite all of the medical research and pharmaceutical therapy, unfortunately very little is still known about why Alzheimer's affects certain people and not others. Good physical health, a good diet, exercise, and a regular daily schedule can definitely improve the quality of and prolong the patient's life. I could write a book (and one day I might), but if anybody reading this has a friend, colleague, or loved-one dealing with Alzheimer's or dementia, show them love, be patient with them, and understand that any outbursts, forgetfulness, or aggression is not directed at you as an individual, but a manifestation of the disease, itself. If you're dealing with a loved one who has Alzheimer's find help for their care. If you are taking care of them on your own, find help for yourself. Respite is a must. Too many family caretakers get so bogged-down and overwhelmed with trying to care for mom or dad or whomever, that they forget to take care of themselves. Alzheimer's is a 24 hour a day disease that often times will leave the patient not knowing if it is day or night (sundowning) and can exhaust even the most resilient caretaker. I apologize for the long post, put having lived through the day-to-day of Alzheimer's with my own father, I can empathize with anyone who has a loved one who has been diagnosed with this disease. Godspeed.
ReplyDeleteDementia, Alzheimers etc are always worse for the family, than for the affected person. When I'm old, I hope to live in a fantasy world too, while my body still functions properly, because I assume it's worse the other way around.
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother has dementia, and I keep telling myself, that she's happy, which she really is, as long as she has her tv programmes, and her books and favourites snacks around, so this is a small relief.
Thank you for your honest and thoughtful response.
ReplyDeleteYes, not gossip. Some things should remain private. Alzheimer's is devastating. My 91 year old mom thinks I am the mom and she is a little girl. Its heartbreaking and tragic.
ReplyDeleteOf all the people to lose her memory! Decades and decades of the best interviews with every world leader, most exciting actors/actresses, celebrities, writers, singers, dancers, producers, directors and on and on. What is just as jarring is National Enquirer's story today that Paul McCartney is having the same problem. Couldn't be all the grass and blow he's done in the last 55 years, could it? Nah!
ReplyDeleteI know . . . it really sucks to watch an elderly relative experience memory loss. I say memory loss because he refuses to go see a doctor.
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother has never seen a spliff in her life and she has dementia, like million of other people.
ReplyDeleteYou're stupid.
it takes a kind & patient person to take all that on so kudos to you & thank you for the insight & info.re: it all.(ie. i'd never heard of 'sundowning' before).
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