Last March, actor Bruce Willis, Known for his role as John McClane in the film Die Hard. announced his retirement from the screen as he was suffering from a painful illness who was diagnosed two years ago.
The actor has been diagnosed Aphasia and frontotemporal dementiawhich caused several damages to his health and gradually worsened.
This disease causes the patient to forget normal activities such as writing, speaking and recognizing people close to them.
According to his relatives The actor has already started forgetting some things and even people like Demi Moore, his ex-wife.
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The actor’s family has made every effort to support and accompany him through this illness, and his wife Emma has posted pictures of Bruce sharing moments with the rest of his family. The actor begins to notice what the disease has done to him.
November 23rd saw one of the most representative celebrations in the United States, Thanksgiving Day, a day in which many families gather to share a moment of togetherness and dinner.
The actor’s family also compiled and posted a picture on social media showing Willis alongside his wife, daughters, grandchildren, sons-in-law and ex-wife Moore.
“Everyone laughs and he in his world, how sad…”, “Dementia kills in life”, “We know he is not the same Bruce Willis, but we are happy to see him surrounded by love”; were some of the comments left by some Internet users who viewed the photo, which already has more than 54,000 likes.
Emma is part of a foundation that supports people with phototemporal dementia and regularly publishes information about its causes, symptoms and follow-up measures.