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.
Bruce Willis might no longer be acting. But that doesn’t mean he can’t revisit his acting past.
Over the weekend, the actor returned to a place where he spent many hours at 34 years ago. Where was it? It is the Nakatomi Plaza where he made a little Christmas movie called Die Hard.
However, Willis looks a lot more relaxed this time around. Could be because instead of his movie wife being held hostage, his real wife, Emma Hemming, is filming her husband on top of the building looking over the city of Los Angeles.
Bruce Willis’ family announced today that he is retiring from acting after being diagnosed with Aphasia.
To Bruce’s amazing supporters, as a family we wanted to share that our beloved Bruce has been experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities. As a result of this and with much consideration Bruce is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him.
This is a really challenging time for our family and we are so appreciative of your continued love, compassion and support. We are moving through this as a strong family unit, and wanted to bring his fans in because we know how much he means to you, as you do to him.
As Bruce always says, “Live it up” and together we plan to do just that.
Love, Emma, Demi, Rumer, Scout, Tallulah, Mabel, and Evelyn
According to the NIH website, Aphasia is described as a disorder that results from damage to portions of the brain that are responsible for language. For most people, these areas are on the left side of the brain. Aphasia usually occurs suddenly, often following a stroke or head injury, but it may also develop slowly, as the result of a brain tumor or a progressive neurological disease. The disorder impairs the expression and understanding of language as well as reading and writing. Aphasia may co-occur with speech disorders, such as dysarthria or apraxia of speech, which also result from brain damage.
My prayers go out to the 67-year-old and his family in this difficult time.
Do you know the expression quality over quantity? Well, Bruce Willis doesn’t. The actor starred in eight movies that came out in 2021, which were so unwatchable, the Razzies gave him his own category. Even Nicolas Cage can’t say that. John Travolta and Sylvester Stallone each needed a whole decade to get that honor.
For $40, you can become a member and pick which one he gave his worst performance in. You can choose from American Siege, Apex, Cosmic Sin, Deadlock, Fortress, Midnight in the Switchgrass, Out of Death, and Survive the Game. I think it is going to be an eight-way tie. It is just like potato chips; you can’t just have one.
Although, you are satisfied with one viewing of their other noms like Karen, Dear Evan Hansen (it gets all my votes), and Diana: The Musical. Today is David Bryan’s (Bon Jovi’s) 60th birthday, and he wrote the music for Diana: The Musical. As a birthday gift, his musical got nine nominations, the most for this year and one more than Willis. So, I guess this is their way of singing Jovi’s Have a Nice to him.
COVID-19 is really bad here in Los Angeles. One person is dying every 15 minutes from it. Yet there are still Covidiots who won’t wear a mask. One of those Covidiots is Bruce Willis, who was kicked out of a Rite-Aid yesterday for not wearing one in their drug store according to Page Six.
“It was an error in judgment,” Willis told People. “Be safe out there everyone and let’s continue to mask up.”
An error in judgment? C’mon, it is entitlement at this point in the pandemic. Willis might be in good health, but he is no spring chicken. The virus could hit him hard. None of us know how it is going to hit us. My friend’s younger husband has been sick with a fever and aches for two weeks now. She only suffered from the effects of it for two days.
Be smart and wear a mask. It is not only about protecting yourself. It is about protecting the people around you. How would you feel if you had the virus and gave it to someone who died from it? I don’t think I could live with myself. But it seems like Bruce Willis could. At least that is what he is saying by not wearing a mask.
