This has been the most difficult year in Bruce Willis’ life. In February, the actor announced that he was retiring from acting after being diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, a disease that has affected the health of the 68-year-old performer.
As the months have passed, the actor’s illness has advanced to the point of compromising his speech and memory. In November, a source close to the American actor’s family told Closer Weekly that He no longer recognizes his ex-wife Demi Moore.
Likewise, screenwriter and film director Glenn Gordon Caron told The Washington Post that, due to Willis’s advancing health, he was unable to maintain a coherent dialogue with the actor.
It hasn’t all been bad news. In recent months, Emma Heming, wife of Bruce Willis, has been a great support for the actor, with whom this week he celebrated 16 years of marriage and to whom he dedicated an emotional message.
“16 years with this special man. My love and adoration for him only grows,” Heming wrote alongside a couple of photos she posted with the actor on her Instagram account.
Heming’s gesture was celebrated by Willis fans, who expressed their gratitude for everything he has done for the Die Hard actor. “I want you to know that you are an inspiration. I’m a nurse and home caregiver, and I look to your strength when I’m struggling. I see how your love shines through Bruce and your family. Thank you for everything,” wrote a follower in the publication.
In these lasts months, Emma Heming has left everything to dedicate herself to the actor’s care At the same time, it is dedicated to raising awareness to normalize neurodegenerative diseases, which are not talked about openly.
On her social networks, Willis’s wife talks about the difficult moments she lives with the actor and also about the beautiful and positive moments.
Bruce Willis Diagnosis
Last year, the actor announced that he was temporarily retiring from acting. after being wrongly diagnosed with aphasia; However, in February of this year, Bruce Willis’ family reported that what he really had was frontotemporal dementia.
In a statement on Instagram, Relatives of the 68-year-old interpreter said it was a “relief to finally have a clear diagnosis.”. They expressed their “deepest gratitude for the incredible outpouring of love.”
According to the Mayo Clinic in the United States, Frontotemporal dementia is a generic term that encompasses a group of brain disorders that affect the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain.
According to the University of Navarra, in Spain, it is characterized by changes in personality. Likewise, due to inappropriate behavior in public, impulsivity, apathy, loss of empathy, repetitive or compulsive behaviors and changes in diet.
In recent months, Bruce Willis’ illness has progressed very rapidlywhich has generated a lot of concern among those close to the actor.
Recently, a person close to the actor’s family expressed in an interview with US Weekly magazine that he fears these are Willis’s last days. “Nobody knows how much time they have left,” he said.
Even though these have been Bruce Willis’ worst days, The actor’s wife claims to be much more cheerful than at the beginning of the process. “I have much more hope today than I had with the first diagnosis,” Emma Heming said a few months ago.
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