William is nonverbal and wheelchair-bound, but he has never let that break his spirit.
Fred toldPeoplein a 2024 interview, “William is the most courageous and inspirational person I’ve met …
He needs assistance with everything he does, but there’s somebody within him.
Why were they here?
“Like anyone else, I’ve seen his decline.
But I see it in parallel with the way my grandfather’s decline was.
“‘You know,’ Donald said, ‘Oh, my father was tiptop until the end.’
I can assure you, that was not the case …
I know what I saw in my grandfather …
I know what I saw in Donald’s older sister, my aunt Maryanne, who in the end …
I am not a doctor, I don’t pretend to be.
I just, I know the warning signs from both of my grandfathers.”
