Rumer Willis shared an old family photo of her father, Bruce Willis, and wrote, “Really missing my papa today. ”
Her dad is still alive, but it sounds like his Frontotemporal dementia is winning. And that is so heartbreaking, as any child with a parent who has dementia or Alzheimer’s can tell you. It is so hard to watch your parent lose who they were and become just a shell of the person they once were. The one person you want to talk to about it, you can’t because they are longer there mentally, but you are seeing them look the same physically.
Before Sharon Stone and Bruce Willis starred in Alpha Dog, they drank Seagram’s Wine Cooler. How beautiful was the 27-year-old in that 1986 commercial?
Bruce Willis and Demi Moore are first-time grandparents because their eldest daughter Rumer Willis welcomed her first child with musician Derek Richard Thomas.
“✨ Louetta Isley Thomas Willis ✨ You are pure magic🌱,” the proud parents wrote. “Born at home on Tuesday April 18th. You are more than we ever dreamed of ✨”
Today is Bruce Willis’ 68th birthday, and he spent it with his blended family. His ex-wife Demi Moore was there with their three children, Rumer, who is pregnant with his first grandchild, Scout, and Tallulah, along with his current wife, Emma Hemming, and their two daughters, Mable and Evelyn. Together, those seven women sang Happy Birthday to him, and he loved every second of it.
Talking about love, Moore wrote, “Thank you to everyone for the love and warm wishes — we all feel them.”
This is the first video of the actor we have seen of him since they revealed that he is suffering from frontotemporal dementia, and he looks great.
Hopefully, now that they have a diagnosis, the doctors got him on medicine that will slow the progression. This way, he can spend many more birthdays with his family!
Last year, Bruce Willis’ family announced that he was retiring from acting because he is suffering from aphasia. Today, they gave an update on his diagnosis.
As a family, we wanted to take this opportunity to thank you all for the outpouring of love and compassion for Bruce over the past ten months. Your generosity of spirit has been overwhelming, and we are tremendously grateful for it. For your kindness, and because we know you love Bruce as much as we do, we wanted to give you an update.
Since we announced Bruce’s diagnosis of aphasia in spring 2022, Bruce’s condition has progressed and we now have a more specific diagnosis: frontotemporal dementia (known as FTD). Unfortunately, challenges with communication are just one symptom of the disease Bruce faces. While this is painful, it is a relief to finally have a clear diagnosis.
FTD is a cruel disease that many of us have never heard of and can strike anyone. For people under 60, FTD is the most common form of dementia, and because getting the diagnosis can take years, FTD is likely much more prevalent than we know. Today there are no treatments for the disease, a reality that we hope can change in the years ahead. As Bruce’s condition advances, we hope that any media attention can be focused on shining a light on this disease that needs far more awareness and research.
My heart goes to his wife, Emma Hemming, their daughters, Evelyn and Mable Ray, his ex-wife Demi Moore and their daughters, Rumer, Scout, and Tallulah. I lost my father to dementia and Parkinson’s. It is incredibly difficult to watch them decline and know there is nothing you can do to help them.
I hope that Willis is able to enjoy Rumer’s baby, who will be his first grandchild because babies are great medicine.
