Wendy Williams on her illness: "I’m making progress but it’s just one of those things that’s taking longer than we expected"

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"I’m a woman of a certain age, and I know enough to listen to my doctors and will return to my purple chair as soon as we all agree I’m ready," Williams wrote on her talk show's Instagram account. "I want to thank all of my staff and our guest hosts for stepping up and stepping in while I can’t be there. I also want to thank Debmar-Mercury and our stations for being so understanding and supportive while I work my way back. Most of all, I want to thank my fans. I have heard your prayers and comments and feel all the love! You are everything to me. I love spending my mornings with you all and I’m doing everything I can to get back to work, but right now Wendy has to focus on Wendy. I love you for watching." ALSO: The Wendy Williams Show fans weren't happy to see Michael Rapaport as guest-host this morning.