Diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, the health of Bruce Willis deteriorates to the extent that the disease progresses. Now, he was transferred to a home specially designed for his care.
Since Bruce Willis was diagnosed in 2023, first with aphasia And then with Frontotemporal dementiahis and his family’s life changed drastically and revolves around the necessary care for the health status of the actor recognized by papers as in “hard to kill.” His wife, Emma Heming Willishe confirmed in an interview in the framework of the presentation of his book that Bruce no longer lives with her or with her daughters, but was transferred to a home specially designed for her care.
The disease that Willis suffers affects cognitive and motor abilities And being a neurodegenerative condition unfortunately, advances over time. Emma confirmed that sending Bruce to another home with medical care 24 hoursone of the most difficult decisions“
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Bruce Willis’s wife had anticipated the situation
Willis’s wife had recently given a special interview for ABC News, where she gave details of how the family’s life is since Bruce Willis He began to suffer the symptoms of the disease. The new home in which the actor resides, was described by it as “A second house“And it was specially designed for him to have the care he needs and the professional accompaniment he requires.
Emmamoved by the situation they face as a family, he described: “He knew that Bruce would have wanted that for our daughters above anything.” Bruce and Emma have two daughters, Mabel 13 years and Evelyn Of 11. For both, the health status process of his father, who worsens over time, is very hard to cross. Hence Emma adopted the decision she made.
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Although the actor no longer lives in daily with his family, he is visited every week by his loved ones and his friends. “Bruce’s responses are now more subtle: a look, a smile, a gesture“She explained, since one of the things they faced was Bruce’s speech loss.
Frontotemporal dementia: Bruce Willis’s diagnosis
Like what Bruce Willis suffers is a disease neurodegenerativethe symptoms have advanced over time and attacked various cognitive activities that do not allow their development normally in everyday life. Frontotemporal dementia affects the temporal frontal lobes, areas associated with language, behavior and personality.
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These areas of the brain begin to shrink or atrophy, which derives in different symptoms depending on its affectation. Willis already has difficulty walking and reading normally, and almost does not speak. His family shows how it evolves through social networks, making axis in the different care it has.
His wife also recalled how Bruce’s first symptoms said, when he detected that he hardly spoke and he was always a person to talk a lot. “It was not the usual Bruce and that was alarming and scary“Emma explained.
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