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Bruce Willis' daughter tortured herself with mistake over dad's dementia symptom
Die Hard actor Bruce Willis' daughter Tallulah Willis started to notice her famous father was behaving differently long before he received a diagnosis for aphasis
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Die Hard actor Bruce Willis' daughter Tallulah Willis started to notice her famous father was behaving differently long before he received a diagnosis for aphasisBruce Willis' daughter Tallulah mistook his early dementia symptom (
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Bruce Willis and Demi Moore's daughter, Tallulah Willis, noticed changes to her dad long before his dementia diagnosis.
The Hollywood actor was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2023, a year after he decided to step away from the spotlight and retire from acting to focus on his health and family. Bruce, 69, is now said to be non-verbal and his wife, Emma Willis, has said there is a lot of "grief and sadness" in their home.
The Die Hard actor shares three daughters, Rumer, 36, Scout, 33, and Tallulah, 30, with his ex-wife Demi and two daughters, Mabel, 12, and Evelyn, nine, with his current wife, Emma. In early 2022, the Willis family learned that Bruce was suffering from aphasia, a brain-mediated inability to speak to understand speech.
Tallulah regularly shares heartwarming photos of her dad on social media (Image:
INSTAGRAM)In a candid chat with Vogue in 2023, Tallulah opened up about the early signs of aphasia and how she grew worried after her dad distanced himself slightly. Discussing Bruce's 2022 diagnosis, she said: "But I've known that something was wrong for a long time.
"It started out with a kind of vague unresponsiveness, which the family chalked up to Hollywood hearing loss: 'Speak up! Die Hard messed with Dad's ears'. Later that unresponsiveness broadened, and I sometimes took it personally. He had had two babies with my stepmother, Emma Heming Willis, and I thought he'd lost interest in me."
Tallulah said she "tortured" herself with the belief that she wasn't interesting enough for her famous father, but later discovered that unresponsiveness was one of the early signs of aphasia. She continued: "In the past, I was so afraid of being destroyed by sadness, but finally I feel that I can show up and be relied upon."
Now, she photographs, videos and captures every moment she can with Bruce, to remember him when he is gone, and bravely finds way to make him feel more comfortable. In December, Tallulah revealed she was engaged to her musician partner Justice Acee, and shared a series of loved up snaps, flashing her stunning gold diamond ring.
The Willis family have grown closer and are soaking up every moment with Bruce (Image:
Instagram)This week, Bruce's wife Emma confirmed his earliest sign of dementia. Speaking in an interview with Town & Country, she said that Bruce grew up with a bad stutter when he was a young boy. When it returned in recent years, doctors dismissed it.
"He had a severe stutter as a child. He went to college, and there was a theater teacher who said, 'I've got something that's going to help you'. Bruce has always had a stutter, but he has been good at covering it up. So, when he began to experience difficulties with language, it seemed like it was just a part of his stutter," Emma explained.
"Never in a million years would I think it would be a form of dementia for someone so young." Jason Krellman, PhD, a Neuropsychologist and Assistant Professor of Neuropsychology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, told Heathline that stuttering and dementia are closely related.
A source close to the family recently claimed that Bruce's children, wife and ex-wife have been spending as much time as possible by his side. They told US Weekly: "Bruce has good days and bad days, but in the last two months, there are many more bad days than good. This experience has brought the whole family even closer together. No one knows how much time Bruce has left, so they're soaking up every moment they get with him. Bruce has around-the-clock care, but at least one family member is always with him."
If you have been affected by this story, advice and support can be found at Dementia UK.
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