{"id":367,"date":"2025-06-16T08:36:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T08:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.satecsite.org\/?p=367"},"modified":"2025-06-16T10:13:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T10:13:38","slug":"bruce-willis-daughter-shares-update-on-his-dementia-in-heartbreaking-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.satecsite.org\/index.php\/2025\/06\/16\/bruce-willis-daughter-shares-update-on-his-dementia-in-heartbreaking-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Willis\u2019 daughter shares update on his dementia in heartbreaking post"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bruce Willis’ daughter Rumer has paid tribute to him on Fathers Day (Pictures: Angela Weiss\/ Rumer Willis, Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bruce Willis<\/a>\u2019 eldest daughter Rumer has said she \u2018feels a deep ache in my chest\u2019 when paying tribute to him.<\/p>\n

In 2023, the Die Hard<\/a> actor\u2019s family announced that he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia<\/a> (FTD), a year after he retired from Hollywood.<\/p>\n

In the two years since his loved ones \u2013 including ex-wife Demi Moore<\/a> and their three daughters \u2013 have shared updates on his condition<\/a>, also advocating for more awareness of the neurodegenerative condition.<\/p>\n

Over the weekend Rumer, 36, reflected on their current relationship <\/a>in an heartbreaking Father\u2019s Day post.<\/p>\n

\u2018Today is hard, I feel a deep ache in my chest to talk to you and tell you everything I\u2019m doing and what\u2019s going on in my life,\u2019 she began the post, which included a series of photos of them together over the years.<\/p>\n

\u2018To 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. But I know you wouldn\u2019t want me to be sad today so I\u2019ll try to just be grateful reminding myself how lucky I am that you\u2019re my dad and that you\u2019re still with me and I can still hold you and hug you and kiss your cheek and rub your head I can tell you stories.<\/p>\n

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The Die Hard actor was diagnosed with diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2023 (Picture: Tolga Akmen\/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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His eldest daughter shared a series of photos of them together (Picture: Rumer Willis\/ Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bruce shares daughters Tallulah, Rumer and Scout LaRue with ex-wife Demi Moore (Picture: Michael Tran\/ AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018I can watch the way your eyes light up when you see Louetta (her daughter with ex Derek Richard Thomas). I will be grateful for every moment I have with you. I love you so much dad happy Father\u2019s Day. Sending love to all those who are in the boat with me or have lost their fathers, to the single moms who are the dads too, to my future baby daddy\u2026\u2764\ufe0f\u2019<\/p>\n

Bruce also shares daughters Scout LaRue Willis, 33, and Tallulah Belle Willis, 31, with Demi, 62.<\/p>\n

He is now married to Emma Heming Willis, 46, with whom he shares daughters Mabel Ray Willis, 13, and Evelyn Penn Willis, 11.<\/p>\n

On Sunday Emma also shared an emotional post, writing about fathers \u2018living with disability or disease\u2019.<\/p>\n

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His wife Emma Willis also shared a touching post at the weekend (Picture: Evan Agostini\/ Invision\/ AP, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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His loved ones have rallied around him in recent years (Picture: Demi Moore\/ Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018Happy Father\u2019s Day to all the dads living with disability or disease, showing up in the ways they can and to the children who show up for them,\u2019 she captioned the post, which was accompanied by a photo of him hugging one of their daughters.<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m profoundly sad today. I wish, with every cell in my body, that things could be different for him and lighter for our family,\u2019 she continued.<\/p>\n

\u2018As they say in our FTD community, \u201cIt is what it is\u201d. And while that might sound dismissive, to me, it\u2019s not. It grounds me. It helps me return to the acceptance of what is and not fight this every step of the way like I used to.\u2019<\/p>\n

Commonly called FTD, the disease Bruce has been diagnosed with is the most common form of dementia for people under the age of 60. It has no treatment or cure.<\/p>\n

Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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