It’s been a year since Hollywood woke up to sad news. Bruce Willisone of the best-known faces of action cinema in recent years, retired from the film industry that gave him so much fame after learning that suffered from dementia.
It was his daughter Rumer Willis who announced the news via her Instagram account, thus announcing the end of her father’s professional career. “Bruce has had some health issues and recently has been diagnosed with aphasiawhich affects their cognitive abilities,” the post read.
In it, the actor’s daughter, also an artist, lamented the “difficult time” that her whole family was going through; while thanking all the love of his fans and repeating a motto worthy of Bruce Willis: “Live life”.
The actor’s withdrawal from films like Die hard, the sixth sense oh Armageddon It was known a year ago, but it’s only been a few months since her entire family, including Demi Moore, released a statement to update the interpreter’s state of health.
“Since we announced that Bruce was diagnosed with aphasia in the spring of 2022, his condition has progressed and we now have a more precise diagnosis: frontotemporal dementiaknown as the FTD,” the text collected.
The first images of Bruce Willis
After that, there were many more comments, posts, and photographs from his daughters, wife, and ex-wife, Demi Moore, showing their full support and love for Bruce Willis; but the last one was a few days ago, March 19, at his 68th birthday.
Via Instagram, Moore shared various photos with the whole family together and an endearing message: “Happy Birthday BW! So happy to celebrate you today. Love you and love our family. Thank you all for the love and warm wishes – we’re all sorry.”
As well as being an ode to family, they were also the first images of Willis after learning he had dementia, and also his first words; which were addressed to all his family who gathered there to say thank you and sing with them.
Besides Demi Morre and Rumer Willis, mother and daughter, she has also spoken out via social media Emma Heming, current wife of the actor. “I started the morning crying, as you can tell by my puffy eyes. I always get this message where people always say, ‘Oh, you’re so strong. I don’t know how you do it.’ I have no choice. I would love to, but I’m also raising two girls on this,” she lamented in a video.