How is Bruce Willis these days?

In February 2023, we learned that American actor Bruce Willis had been diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disorder that has no cure and that has gradually affected his cognitive state.

As his condition is deteriorating, many of his fans are wondering how their idol is doing.

We can partly answer the question with the images and statements that his closest relatives have released, such as his daughters and his ex-wife, the actress Demi Moore.

"Hey I love this guy so much and feeling feelings is tough stuff, but I'm so grateful to let them flow through me now instead of disconnecting from it! From the forever archives," wrote Tallulah Willis, one of his five daughters, on her Instagram profile along with some photos in a very intimate and familiar environment.

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In September 2024, his ex-wife Demi Moore gave an update on the actor's health while she was on the Drew Barrymore show as a guest.

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"Given the circumstances, he's in a stable place," said Demi Moore. She advised her three daughters in common with the actor (Rumer, Scout, and Tallulah Willis) not to cling to what their father was or want him to be, but to simply accept how he is at this moment.

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Although Bruce Willis is currently married to Emma Heming, he maintains an exceptional relationship with the mother of his first three daughters. Willis and Demi Moore were married between 1987 and 2000. She still goes to visit him and spends time together whenever she can. "When I'm in LA, I go over every week, and I really treasure the time that we all share," she told Drew Barrymore.

How does Bruce Willis' illness, frontotemporal dementia, affect his daily life?

In 2022, the family of the 'Armageddon' performer announced that he had been diagnosed with aphasia, a disorder that affects communication and speech, which forced him to retire from acting. However, in February 2023, they revealed that he suffered from frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

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"If the disease runs its usual course, this will likely include slowly shutting down and progressively losing judgment and emotional control as well as losing a reasonable understanding of what or why is happening." explained neuroscientist Michael Merzenich, professor emeritus at the University of California, in an article published in March 2023 on the Medscape website.

"You may also experience a progressive deterioration in control of bodily functions and your overall health," the scientist added.

After Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia is the third most common type of dementia, and there is no specific treatment to reverse its symptoms.

All that remains for the family is to try to understand its scope and learn to manage it, as it seems they are already doing.

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