Rumer Willis gives heartbreaking update on dad Bruce’s dementia battle: ‘I feel a deep ache’

Rumer Willis has shared a heartbreaking update about her father Bruce Willis’ dementia battle in a bittersweet message on US Father’s Day.

Rumer Willis gave an update on her father Bruce Willis’ battle with dementia in a heart-wrenching Father’s Day tribute.

“Today is hard, I feel a deep ache in my chest to talk to you and tell you everything I’m doing and what’s going on in my life,” she wrote via Instagram on Sunday.

“To hug you and ask you about life and your stories and struggles and successes. I wish I asked you more questions while you could still tell me about it all,” Rumer continued, suggesting he was having trouble with his speech and memory.

Rumer Willis shared an update about her father Bruce Willis’ dementia battle in a bittersweet Father’s Day message.

“But I know you wouldn’t want me to be sad today so I’ll try to just be grateful reminding myself how lucky I am that you’re my dad and that you’re still with me,” she added.

“I can still hold you and hug you and kiss your cheek and rub your head I can tell you stories.”

In a tribute posted via Instagram, Rumer suggested the actor was having trouble with his speech and memory.

Rumer says she feels “a deep ache in my chest” to talk about her father.

The 36-year-old actress gushed over how the Die Hard star’s “eyes light up” when he sees her 2-year-old daughter, Louetta, whom she shares with her ex Derek Richard Thomas.

“I will be grateful for every moment I have with you. I love you so much dad happy Father’s Day,” she continued.

“Sending love to all those who are in the boat with me or have lost their fathers, to the single mums who are the dads too, to my future baby daddy️ …”

Rumer shared a series of photos of herself and Bruce throughout the years, plus one of her father with his granddaughter.

Rumer also shared a photo of Bruce with his granddaughter Louetta.

Bruce, 70, stepped out of the spotlight in 2022 after being diagnosed with aphasia.

In 2023, his family revealed he was battling frontotemporal dementia, which results in speech and behavioural issues, per the Mayo Clinic.

Bruce with (left to right) Rumer, ex wife Demi Moore, daughter Scout, wife Emma and daughter Tallulah in 2019. Picture: Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images

Bruce and Emma celebrated their 16th wedding anniversary in March. Picture: Instagram

The actor shares Rumer, along with daughters Scout Willis, 33, and Tallulah Willis, 31, with his ex-wife, Demi Moore, whom he was married to from 1987 to 2000.

The exes have maintained an amicable relationship throughout the years, and The Substance star, 62, has visited Bruce every week amid his ongoing health journey.

Bruce also shares 12-year-old daughter Mabel and 10-year-old daughter Evelyn with his wife, Emma Heming, 46.

Heming, who married the Pulp Fiction star in 2009, often gives updates on her famous husband and the “monumental highs and devastating lows” of his health battle.

This article originally appeared in Page Six and was reproduced with permission