Barbara Walters is an infirm shut-in at her New York City apartment and is watched around the clock by nurses tasked with a single mission: keep the ex-newscaster alive!
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Though her reps deny she’s suffering from dementia, an insider said: “Barbara doesn’t always know her name, but Joy’s voice and laughter puts a smile on her face. The staff turns on the television when ‘The View’ comes on, and Barbara regularly cries when
memories of her being in full control of the program come back to her!”
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As The ENQUIRER previously reported, Barbara was once a
woman about town, but the former “Today” host tellingly skipped the 20th anniversary episode of “The View” in November and our source reported she rarely gets to leave her wheelchair.
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“She’s gotten so weak that she’s been forced into that wheelchair for fear she’ll wander out onto the streets on her own,” added the insider. “Barbara’s handlers have had a very hard time with her. The way things look now ... she has just months or weeks to live.”
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A trainer visits the ailing legend once a week to ensure her limbs don’t atrophy from immobility. The source painted a tragic downward spiral that has left Barbara incontinent and suspicious of — even physically aggressive toward — her caretakers.
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“Barbara’s become extremely paranoid that people are stealing from her!” the source dished, adding, “Sometimes she gets angry and will physically swat at caregivers if they cause her any pain.” In particular, the anguished icon is constantly worried she’ll fall down and break her hip.
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“Barbara does not want to receive guests,” according to a source. “She has shut herself off to almost everyone at ABC, and only sees a few people who have been close to her.”
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