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NEW YORK. — Serena Williams’ Wimbledon tennis glory has been overshadowed by a dark family tragedy: Her father, Richard Williams, recently had a stroke and has since been experiencing debilitating memory issues, his wife said.
Lakeisha Williams, Richard’s current wife confirmed that he did have stroke and was released from the hospital two weeks ago. Shockingly, the medical crisis unfolded BEFORE Serena’s Wimbledon victory, but she managed to keep the secret from fans.
“His condition is fair — he’s up and walking around but he’s not at 100 percent,” she told Radar in an exclusive interview.
Although he is able to get around, Lakeisha said that the battle for a full recovery is far from over.
“He needs speech therapy, psychological therapy and physical therapy but for now he refused,” she said. “I’m trying to get him under control and relaxed so that when we come back from out of town we could try to get that going. But he doesn’t wish to be bothered with anybody.”
“His mind is thinking that they’re going to put him back in ‘prison’ — which is what he calls the hospital,” she said.
“He thinks we are just going to take him back to the hospital, but that is not correct.”
In fact, Lakeisha believes that Richard (74) is under the impression that he never had a stroke to begin with! — Radar Online.
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