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Rumer Willis Says Bruce Willis Sometimes Doesn’t Recognize Her, but Is 'Doing OK' for Someone With FTD

In a Nov. 20 Instagram Q&A, she emphasized hugs, shared affection and brief flashes of recognition as the clearest way to describe his condition.

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Rumer Willis and her father, Bruce Willis, pose backstage as Rumer makes her Broadway debut as "Roxie Hart" in Broadway's "Chicago" on at The Ambassador Theater on September 21, 2015 in New York City.

Overview

  • Rumer Willis told fans that “anybody with FTD is not doing great,” yet said her father is doing OK in the context of the disease.
  • She said he may not always recognize her, but he feels her love, she still sees “a spark,” and she brings her 2-year-old daughter Louetta to visit.
  • The family announced his aphasia and retirement from acting in 2022 and identified frontotemporal dementia in 2023.
  • Bruce Willis now lives in a nearby residence with 24/7 care, a move his wife Emma Heming Willis has described as one of her hardest decisions.
  • Heming Willis, speaking at the End Well 2025 conference, defended the separate-home arrangement and noted the family maintains close, regular visits.