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Report says Bruce Willis’s mental condition has declined since dementia diagnosis
A source says Bruce Willis has declined mentally since his frontotemporal dementia diagnosis, according to a new account.
Willis, 71, was diagnosed in February 2023, after his family had said he was stepping away from acting following an aphasia diagnosis.
The source says he is less energetic and seems unaware of how much his condition has changed.
His wife, Emma Heming Willis, has said he remembers her and everyone in their family.
She has explained that frontotemporal dementia affects a different part of the brain from Alzheimer’s and can gradually take things away.
Heming has also described the grief and strain of caring for him and said there is a lack of information about dementia.
A report says Bruce Willis has declined mentally since being diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in February 2023.
An anonymous source told the Daily Mail Sunday that Willis is unaware of the extent of his decline.
The source said Willis senses that something is wrong but does not fully understand how much his life has changed.
Willis’s wife, Emma Heming Willis, has said he remembers her and their family.
Willis’s representative had not responded to Page Six’s request for comment.
- Who
- Bruce Willis, according to a report cited by Page Six.
- What
- The report says his mental condition has declined since his frontotemporal dementia diagnosis.
- When
- The diagnosis was in February 2023; the report says the decline has occurred since then.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- The report links the decline to frontotemporal dementia, a progressive disease.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, about a year after his family said he was stepping away from acting following an aphasia diagnosis.
Heming Willis spoke about the grief of caring for her husband and said he remembers her and everyone in their family.
- Diagnosis
- Frontotemporal dementia, February 2023
- Age
- 71
- Children
- Five daughters
- Family
- Mabel and Evelyn with Emma Heming Willis; Rumer, Scout and Tallulah with Demi Moore
What people are saying
Bruce Willis “has declined a lot mentally
He senses something is off, but he doesn’t have a full grasp of it.
FTD is a devastating illness that steals things from you very slowly.
My answer is always a resounding yes.