Bruce Willis’ Family ‘Wants to Spend as Much Quality Time With Him’ as They Can Amid Heartbreaking Dementia Battle: ‘They’re All Sad’
Bruce Willis‘ family is enjoying every moment they get with the beloved action star as he continues to battle dementia.
The 68-year-old’s loved ones announced he’d been diagnosed with aphasia in March 2022 and would be stepping back from his acting career. In early 2023, they confirmed his condition had progressed to frontotemporal dementia (also known as FTD).
Since then, Willis has experienced difficulties with language and it’s been reported he no longer recognizes certain people he once knew. His friend Glenn Gordon Caron recently opened up on his health battle, describing him as “not totally verbal.”
“My sense is the first one to three minutes he knows who I am,” he said at the time. “He used to be a voracious reader — he didn’t want anyone to know that — and he’s not reading now. All those language skills are no longer available to him, and yet he’s still Bruce.”
Still, his family — including wife Emma Heming Willis, their young daughters Mabel and Evelyn, ex-wife Demi Moore, and their shared kids Rumer, Scout, and Tallulah — is determined to be by the Die Hard actor’s side in sickness and in health.
“This could be his last Christmas for all they know. They’re creating as many moments of joy as they can,” an insider shared. “Emma is making sure Mabel and Evelyn spend time with Bruce so they’ll have memories to cherish.”
