Demi Moore shares latest health update on Bruce Willis
Back in March 2022, Bruce Willis announced his retirement from acting due to health reasons. Since then, his family and friends have regularly shared health updates with fans, aiming to raise awareness and highlight the hope intertwined with his situation.
Initially, Willis was diagnosed with aphasia. The brain condition affects a sufferer’s ability to communicate, both in terms of the ability to speak and write, and the ability to understand verbal and written language. Since then, there have been further complications with dementia.
From the outset, his daughter Rumer Willis, made it clear to the public that it was his wish to share his story with his fans: “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.”
The latest update comes over two years on from the sad announcement via his ex-wife and lifelong friend, Demi Moore. While appearing on The Drew Barrymore Show, the 61-year-old star said that Willis, 69, was “stable“ as she reminisced on their 13-year marriage.
“Given the givens, he is in a stable place,” Moore announced. She then explained her family’s approach to the matter. “What I say to my kids is you meet them where they’re at. You don’t hold on to who they were or what you want them to be, but who they are in this moment,“ Moore said.
“And from that, there is such beauty and joy and loving and sweetness,” Moore added. “When I’m in L.A., I go over every week, and I really treasure the time that we all share”. As his daughter Tallulah Willis had previously stated: “I see love when I’m with him, and it’s my dad and he loves me, which is really special“.
As part of the family’s ongoing battle to raise awareness, the former action star’s wife, Emma Heming Willis, revealed that she will publish a book about her experience becoming her husband’s caregiver following his diagnosis with frontotemporal dementia.
In an interview with Shriver’s newsletter, Heming Willis said, “For many people, their first touch point about this disease is received in their doctor’s office. I think it’s very important how this information from doctor to patient and loved one is relayed.”
“Having resources and information readily available is imperative. I know between my experience and other care partners that I have spoken to; our stories are unfortunately similar,” she added.
Heming Willis signed off by saying, “We left that office with close to no resources or support and with a diagnosis that I could hardly pronounce.”
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