The guardian alleged that evidence of Williams’ health status includes a “formal diagnosis” by doctors at Weill Cornell Medical Center that Williams suffers from frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and primary progressive aphasia (PPA), along with a judicial finding that states Williams is “legally incapacitated.”
According to the Mayo Clinic, FTD is “an umbrella term for a group of brain diseases that mainly affect the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain,” while PPA is “a rare nervous system syndrome that affects the ability to communicate.” The filing noted that these conditions will “only get worse and there is no cure.”
Morrissey requested that Williams have “a new medical evaluation that will involve comprehensive neurological and psychological testing by a specialist in the field” following her public denial of her medical conditions.
The filing stated, “The issue of whether [Williams] has the capacity to assess what is in her own best interests deserves renewed careful consideration by qualified experts, and should not be left to careless speculation in tabloids, radio, or on the Internet.” Morrissey also explained that she has “no interest” in pursuing further litigation if “in the extremely unlikely event that the new medical examination finds that [Williams] somehow now has the mental capacity to direct” the lawsuit against A&E.
