CELEB: Bruce Willis diagnosed with ‘cruel disease’ frontotemporal dementia, family announces

Actor Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, his daughter Rumer Willis announced in an Instagram post. The diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia, a brain disorder caused by degeneration of the brain’s frontal lobe, comes nearly a year after Willis’ family confirmed the movie icon, now 67, was stepping away from acting due to an aphasia diagnosis. “Our family wanted to start by expressing our deepest gratitude for the incredible outpouring of love, support and wonderful stories we have all received since sharing Bruce’s original diagnosis,” Rumer Willis wrote in the caption of the Instagram post that showed Bruce smiling on the beach. “Since we announced Bruce’s diagnosis of aphasia in spring 2022, Bruce’s condition has progressed and we now have a more specific diagnosis: frontotemporal dementia (known as FTD).” The symptoms of FTD “Bruce faces” include “challenges with communication.” “While this is painful, it is a relief to finally have a clear diagnosis,” Rumer Willis added. FTD is a “cruel disease that many of us have never heard of and can strike anyone,” the Willis family wrote in a separate statement. It is the most common form of dementia for people under 60 and “getting the diagnosis can take […]