Sad update in Bruce Willis’ health battle

Bruce Willis’ youngest daughter teared up on live TV as she shared the latest update in the Hollywood star’s heartbreaking health battle.

Bruce Willis’ daughter has shared a tough update in regards to her superstar father’s deteriorating health.

Tallulah Willis sat down with The Today Show to discuss Willis’ ongoing battle with aphasia more than one year after the legendary actor was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.

“He’s doing stable, which in this situation is good. It’s hard,” Tallulah admitted of her father’s health.

“There’s painful days, but there’s so much love, and it’s really shown me to not take any moment for granted. I really do think that we’d be best friends. I think he’s very proud of me.”

Tallulah Willis sat down with The Today Show to talk about her own health struggles as well as her father's. Picture: YouTube.

“You have to be in the moment. You have to be present,” she added, when asked if she ever looks at Willis and wonders how he would be without the disease.

Willis, 69, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in February 2023, shortly after he received an aphasia diagnosis the year before.

In May, Rumer Willis gave an update on Willis’ 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.”

Bruce Willis with his daughters Rumer and Tallulah. 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 frontotemporal dementia.

“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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