Overview

• Bruce Willis was diagnosed with aphasia in 2022, a condition that evolved into frontotemporal dementia in 2023 and forced him to retire from acting.
• Emma Heming Willis used Father’s Day to honor Bruce’s silent strength in teaching their younger daughters and admitted being deeply saddened by his illness.
• Rumer Willis posted that she feels a profound pain at not being able to converse with her father and expressed gratitude for the moments they still share.
• Demi Moore and all five of Bruce’s daughters have rallied together in caregiving and are helping to raise public awareness about the emotional toll of frontotemporal dementia.
• Emma Heming Willis announced plans for a memoir detailing her experiences as a caregiver and called for increased resources to support families of those with neurodegenerative diseases.