Tim Conway — once a comic master of the slow burn and double-take — is so riddled with dementia that he can’t even remember his pal Carol Burnett! The National ENQUIRER has learned that Tim, who also suffers from water on the brain, is caught in a nasty fight between his daughter Kelly and his second wife Charlene, whom he wed in 1984. Kelly, whose mom, Mary Anne Dalton, was Tim’s first wife, went to court late last month claiming Charlene is “planning to move him out of the excellent skilled nursing facility he is currently at” and dump him into a shabby joint where he won’t have “registered nurses at all times and his 24-hour caregiver and speech therapist (to help with swallowing).” Read on for details of Tim’s dire situation, and click here for more news of star’s facing their final curtain calls….
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Kelly (at left, with Tim and Charlene in 1983) wants the court to appoint her conservator of his medical treatments, claiming
the "McHale’s Navy" legend is in such a grim mental state, he can’t “provide for his personal needs for physical health, food, and clothing” and is “almost entirely unresponsive.”
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Indeed, the friend says Tim’s so far gone with dementia, “He can’t even remember his old friend and co-star Carol Burnett — and Tim has no idea what’s going on” between his daughter and his wife.
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As The ENQUIRER previously reported, the "Dorf on Golf" comic has a severe brain condition that left him so nauseous and dizzy he could barely walk. Tragic Tim even has a valve in his head to release fluid squishing his brain.
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Commonly triggered by a stroke, brain tumor, meningitis or serious head injury, water on the brain sends spinal fluid flooding into the skull, squashing the organ. The intense pressure triggers severe headaches, vomiting, blurred vision, memory problems and difficulty walking.
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In 2009, a doctor secretly “implanted a shunt that drains it,” said Tim’s former publicist Roger Neal. Two years ago, they put a new valve on the shunt to keep it working properly, he added. But since then, “Tim has been struggling,” said the pal. “He has not been communicative for a while.”
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Earlier in 2013, Tim, who’s worth an estimated $30 million, made the heartbreaking decision to stop doing live performances, leading friends to fear the legendary comic was suffering the initial stages of Alzheimer’s disease.
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“At the time, everyone believed it was just old age and forgetfulness,” says the source. “No one could predict he was in the early stages of dementia.” But his health grew increasingly worse, and now the father of six is in a near-vegetative state, insiders say.
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His good buddy Burnett is stunned by his shocking decline, the pal says. “Carol is heart- broken” over Tim’s situation, added the friend, who fears Conway’s final curtain call is just weeks away.
Kelly (at left, with Tim and Charlene in 1983) wants the court to appoint her conservator of his medical treatments, claiming
the "McHale’s Navy" legend is in such a grim mental state, he can’t “provide for his personal needs for physical health, food, and clothing” and is “almost entirely unresponsive.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
Indeed, the friend says Tim’s so far gone with dementia, “He can’t even remember his old friend and co-star Carol Burnett — and Tim has no idea what’s going on” between his daughter and his wife.
Photo credit: Getty Images
As The ENQUIRER previously reported, the "Dorf on Golf" comic has a severe brain condition that left him so nauseous and dizzy he could barely walk. Tragic Tim even has a valve in his head to release fluid squishing his brain.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Commonly triggered by a stroke, brain tumor, meningitis or serious head injury, water on the brain sends spinal fluid flooding into the skull, squashing the organ. The intense pressure triggers severe headaches, vomiting, blurred vision, memory problems and difficulty walking.
Photo credit: Getty Images
In 2009, a doctor secretly “implanted a shunt that drains it,” said Tim’s former publicist Roger Neal. Two years ago, they put a new valve on the shunt to keep it working properly, he added. But since then, “Tim has been struggling,” said the pal. “He has not been communicative for a while.”
Earlier in 2013, Tim, who’s worth an estimated $30 million, made the heartbreaking decision to stop doing live performances, leading friends to fear the legendary comic was suffering the initial stages of Alzheimer’s disease.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“At the time, everyone believed it was just old age and forgetfulness,” says the source. “No one could predict he was in the early stages of dementia.” But his health grew increasingly worse, and now the father of six is in a near-vegetative state, insiders say.
His good buddy Burnett is stunned by his shocking decline, the pal says. “Carol is heart- broken” over Tim’s situation, added the friend, who fears Conway’s final curtain call is just weeks away.
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