Legendary actor Bruce Willis had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). FTD symptoms often arise in younger patients between the ages of 40 and 65, according to the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
During the filming sessions in which the actor was present, people present could already sense that something was not right. He had difficulty in holding conversations, coupled with not being able to connect words correctly. After initially being attributed with the disease known as aphasia, which affects his speech. It was noted that further investigations revealed that the aphasia was only part of the dementia that was finally detected.
Willis has been living away from the public eye since then and is devoting himself full time to his family, who take care of his care and are by his side via Marca.
One of his family members is Tallulah, his 29-year-old daughter, and she has given an interview in which she revealed details of the day-to-day life of the ‘Die Hard’ star since he was diagnosed.
It has been noted that luckily for Tallulah, her father still recognizes his family. He also maintains enough mobility to go from one side of the house to the other without help.
“These days, my dad can be reliably found on the first floor of the house, somewhere in the big open plan of the kitchen-dining-living room, or in his office,” she told Vogue.
“Thankfully, dementia has not affected his mobility.”
