Moore shares update on Willis’ health

Bruce Willis’ ex-wife, Demi Moore, has shared insight into the Hollywood star’s current condition as he battles his disease.

Demi Moore has shared an update on her ex-husband Bruce Willis as he continues life out of the spotlight while battling his disease.

Willis, 69, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in 2023 after his diagnosis of aphasia in 2022.

Moore was honoured with the Career Achievement in Acting Award at the 2024 Hamptons International Film Festival on Sunday, October 13.

During her live discussion at the event, Moore candidly gave an update about Willis’ health.

Demi Moore speaks during the GFS Fall Benefit 2024 on October 10, 2024 in Santa Monica, California. Photo: Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for Ghetto Film School.

“You know, I’ve said this before. The disease is what the disease is. And I think you have to be in real deep acceptance of what that is,” she said.

“But for where he’s at, he is stable.

“What I always encourage is to just meet them where they’re at. When you’re holding on to what was, I think it’s a losing game,” she said of the Die Hard star.

“But when you show up to meet them where they’re at, there is great beauty and sweetness.”

In May, the pair’s daughter, Rumer Willis, gave an update on her father’s health in an interview with Fox News Digital.

“He’s great. Yeah, yeah, doing OK. Thank you so much for asking,” Rumer said at the premiere of her new film, My Divorce Party, at the 24th Annual Beverly Hills Film Festival.

“I think, for me, through this experience, what’s been so incredible is my dad is so beloved, and that’s been so evident in the transparency with which we’ve been sharing,” she continued.

“And I think if there’s any way sharing our experience brings hope — whatever comes forward as a family — that can have an effect and bring any sort of hope, comfort to someone else experiencing that, then to me, that’s … everything.”

Moore has remained close with her former husband. Picture: Supplied

Willis’ family announced in March 2022 that he was stepping away from acting after first being diagnosed with aphasia, which the Mayo Clinic defines as a brain disorder that impacts speech and language comprehension. A year later, they announced that his aphasia had devolved into FTD.

“While this is painful, it is a relief to finally have a clear diagnosis,” they said in a statement on the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration website.

“FTD is a cruel disease that many of us have never heard of and can strike anyone. For people under 60, FTD is the most common form of dementia, and because getting the diagnosis can take years, FTD is likely much more prevalent than we know.”

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