Bruce Willis has been through a lot in recent years. The beloved actor’s family has confirmed that the “Die Hard” star is dealing with Aphasia, a disorder that impacts speech. Willis’ family announced his retirement.
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Bruce Willis’ wife Emma Heming has shared an update on the actor following his frontotemporal dementia (FTD) diagnosis.After announcing the diagnosis in February, Emma appeared on Today on Monday (September 25) to discuss his condition, describing how it has been “hard” on the whole family, including their two daughters Mabel, 11, and Evelyn, 8.“What I’m learning is that dementia is hard,” Emma said on the show. “It’s hard on the person diagnosed, it’s also hard on the family.
And that’s no difference for Bruce, myself or our girls. When they say this is family disease, it really is.”Frontotemporal dementia is a rare form of the disease that causes a deterioration in movement, personality, behaviour and language.“I think it was the blessing and the curse,” Emma said about receiving the diagnosis for her husband.
“To finally understand what was happening so that I can be into the acceptance of what is. It doesn’t make it any less painful but just being in the acceptance, and just being in the know of what is happening to Bruce, makes it a little bit easier.”Asked if Willis is aware of what’s happening to him, Emma replied: “It’s hard to know.”“We’re a very honest and open household,” she added, when asked about how they went about explaining the illness to their daughters.
Bruce Willis has been through a lot in recent years. The beloved actor’s family has confirmed that the “Die Hard” star is dealing with Aphasia, a disorder that impacts speech. Willis’ family announced his retirement.
Bruce Willis was recently thrust into the spotlight for reasons no one could have foreseen. The 68-year-old actor, known for his unforgettable roles in Die Hard and Pulp Fiction, has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
Bruce Willis is now barely able to speak as a result of his ongoing dementia battle.The Hollywood A-lister, 68, is losing his "joie de vivre" and "language skills", according to a friend who has given a health update amid the actor's battle with frontotemporal dementia (FTD).The Die Hard legend officially retired from acting last year after his family issued a statement revealing he had been diagnosed with the brain condition aphasia, which causes the patient's language abilities to deteriorate.They shared a heartbreaking update in February with the devastating news that his illness had "progressed" and he had been diagnosed with dementia. And now writer and director Glenn Gordon Caron, who gave Bruce his big break in 1980s sitcom Moonlighting, has shared an update to Bruce's health.
Moonlighting creator Glenn Gordon Caron has spoken to Bruce Willis about the ’80s hit dramedy, which is making its streaming debut on Hulu.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director With “Moonlighting” now available on streaming for the first time thanks to Hulu, series creator Glenn Gordon Caron spoke to the New York Post and confirmed he was able to tell series star Bruce Willis about the show’s streaming resurgence amid the actor’s ongoing frontotemporal dementia (FTP) diagnosis. “Moonlighting,” the Emmy-nominated ABC dramedy that ran for five seasons and 67 episodes in the late 1980s, served as Willis’ acting breakthrough.
Bruce Willis has shared an update on the actor’s battle with dementia, describing how he’s lost his “language skills”.Willis retired from acting last year after his family announced he had been diagnosed with aphasia, a condition that affects cognitive abilities. In February this year, his wife Emma Heming shared that his condition had progressed to frontotemporal dementia (FTD).Glenn Gordon Caron, who created ’80s TV series Moonlighting starring Willis, shared an update on his health after the series was recently made available on Hulu.Caron said he tries to visit Willis and his family every month, describing the actor as an “extraordinary” person.Speaking to the New York Post about whether Willis recognises him now, Caron said: “My sense is the first one to three minutes he knows who I am.
Bruce Willis has lost 'language skills' as he lives with dementia, according to a friend. The 68-year-old Hollywood star is facing a cruel dementia decline since he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (better known as FTD) earlier this year.
We’re getting a new update on how Bruce Willis is doing following his dementia diagnosis.
“Moonlighting” creator Glenn Gordon Caron is still good friends with series star Bruce Willis, who’s battling the neurodegenerative disorder frontotemporal dementia.“Moonlighting” is now streaming on Hulu, shining a light on Willis, 68, who rose to stardom on the ABC series (1985-89) co-starring Cybill Shepherd.“I know he’s really happy that the show is going to be available for people, even though he can’t tell me that,” Caron, 69, told The Post of Willis, who retired from acting amid his condition. “When I got to spend time with him we talked about it and I know he’s excited.”“The process [to get ‘Moonlighting’ onto Hulu] has taken quite a while and Bruce’s disease is a progressive disease, so I was able to communicate with him, before the disease rendered him as incommunicative as he is now, about hoping to get the show back in front of people.“I know it means a lot to him.”Caron said he tries to see the “Die Hard’ actor every month or so.“I’m not always quite that good but I try and I do talk to him and his wife [Emma Heming Willis] and I have a casual relationship with his three older children,” Caron said.
Hulu in its streaming debut, 34 years after its final fadeout.“We tried to get the show on Disney+ when it was first announced and when the Hulu situation developed we explored that,” series creator Glenn Gordon Caron told The Post. “About a year ago my agent reached out to Hulu and that really got the ball rolling.
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Heming Willis, 45, had the honest conversation via Zoom with the podcast founders Maria Kent Beers and Rachael Martinez.“There’s nothing that levels the playing field like FTD. And I have made some of the greatest connections with other care partners, people like you who just get it.
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in a TV interview on Monday.“I truly could not be more proud of @emmahemingwillis for being willing to step out into the public eye, (even though it’s terrifying!!!) to share our family’s story in service of spreading awareness about FTD,” Scout, 32, shared via Instagram.“Emma you are such a champion for this cause and you inspire me EVERY SINGLE F*G DAY with your bravery and deep loving. Your courage is moving mountains #ftd #ftdawareness,'” the message continued.Tallulah, 29, reshared her sister’s words on her own social media, and added: “So proud of my family @emmahemingwillis.'”The “Die Hard” actor and ex-wife Demi Moore are also parents of daughter Rumer, 35.
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Bruce Willis’ frontotemporal dementia (FTD) diagnosis is bringing more attention to the rare condition. For World Frontotemporal Dementia Awareness Week, Willis’ wife, Emma Heming Willis, and the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration CEO Susan Dickinson joined NBC's "TODAY" to speak openly about the actor’s health status and details of the disease.