By: Samuel M | 02-16-23
It was in 2022 when we found out about the withdrawal of Bruce Willis of acting, after being detected with aphasia, a language disorder that makes it difficult for the sufferer to read, write and even communicate. Now again the actor’s family has taken to social media to reveal a new diagnosis. The actor suffers from frontotemporal dementia, a rare disease that has no cure.
On the Instagram account of Emma Heming Willis, wife of the protagonist of ‘Die Hard’, a photograph of the actor was published smiling at the camera and enjoying a day at the beach. The statement, signed by Heming; Demi Moore, Willis’s ex-wife, and his daughters, appreciated the expressions of affection towards the award-winning interpreter since his retirement from Hollywood was announced due to aphasia.
After a series of exams, it was detected that the actor suffers from frontotemporal dementia, and although it is a pain for the family to know this, they are calm to be able to have a clear diagnosis. Thus, one of the requests that they have made for all the fans of the actor is that they can create messages of awareness regarding the disease.
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What is the disease that Bruce Willis suffers from?
This evil, there is no cure so far, consists of a group of brain disorders that generates alterations in personality, behavior and language. The actor will gradually lose social interactions and even his way of communicating could change.
According to the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration, the average life expectancy is 7 to 13 years after symptom onset. Hopefully, over the years, the family can give the actor a good quality of life. His contribution to Hollywood with various iconic characters will always be remembered for generations.