A difficult diagnosis for him and for those around him. In February 2023, the family of American actor Bruce Willis revealed that he suffered from a form of incurable dementia called frontotemporal degeneration. In a press release, his relatives insisted on the need to raise everyone’s awareness of this disease. From time to time, those who meet him on a daily basis provide his news. This is the case of Rumer Glenn Willis, one of his five daughters. Wednesday May 1, the young woman of 35 years, that Bruce Willis had with Demi Moore (Harassment, Striptease, men of honor), took stock of the progress of his father’s illness, during the premiere of his new film My Divorce Partyat the 24th Annual Beverly Hills Film Festival (California, United States).
At the microphone of Fox News Digital, Rumer Glenn Willis indulged, in a few words, in confidences: “He’s fine. Yeah, yeah, he’s fine. Thanks so much for asking.” Faced with this painful ordeal, the actress said she was happy to see that her father is “so loved” by his fans. “If there is even the slightest chance that sharing our experience will bring hope […] for other people going through the same thing, so that’s it for me.”she then observed, rejoicing at the “transparency” in which information regarding Bruce Willis’ health is shared by his family.
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Demi Moore at Bruce Willis’ bedside: this poignant shot
A few weeks ago, shortly before the arrival of spring, a heartbreaking photo was posted on the Web by Demi Moore. We could see the scene partner of Patrick Swayze – with whom she filmed the famous cult pottery scene in Ghost – sitting at the bedside of the actor, installed on a sofa and visibly concentrated, as if he was trying not to miss anything of the words that his daughter’s mother said to him. The actor, in a gesture of affection, clasped his right hand around the left arm of his ex-wife, who herself held his hand. A most poignant moment of life, which certainly moved Bruce Willis fans…
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