Bruce Willis continues to try to cope with his serious illness, which is getting worse by the minute. The popular actor suffers from frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a neurological condition with no known treatment. More than a year and a half after he announced his forced retirement from the world of acting after being diagnosed with aphasia - one of the serious symptoms of this disease.
The actor suffers from the third most common cause of dementia, with severe symptoms due to the visible and rapid deterioration of his communication skills and executive functions. After many months, in which his wife, Emma Heming, has told how hard this experience was; Now he has been the creator of the series Moonlight, which made the actor a worldwide star in the 80s, who has shared how delicate Willis' health really is, ensuring that he would not have "joy of living." ”.
Glenn Gordon Caron, creator of the popular series, says in statements to the New York Post that he tries to visit his old friend at least once a month, keeping in touch with his wife and older daughters at all times. Thus, he has witnessed first-hand how difficult it is to cope with this disease, both for the person who suffers from it and for those around him.
“What makes this so incredible is that, if at any point in your life you have spent time with Bruce Willis, you will know that there was no one with more joie de vivre than him. He loved life, he adored the simple act of getting up for the night. tomorrow and make the most of life,” he said, adding that the illness would have completely destroyed that aspect of his friend.
“[Bruce] is as if he were now seeing life through a screen door,” he acknowledged, confessing that the interpreter was no longer able to communicate, although he did recognize him during his visits. “I think he knows who I am the first of the first three minutes he sees me. It is not entirely verbal; He used to be an avid reader - he didn't want anyone to know - and now he doesn't read. All those language skills are no longer possible for him,” she lamented, although with a hint of hope.
“However, he is still Bruce,” insists Caron, ensuring that he perceives that the actor appreciates his visits. “When you're with him, you know he's Bruce and you're grateful he's here, but that joie de vivre is gone.”
The actor's wife, Emma Heming, is the main person in charge of giving updates on how her husband is doing, in addition to sharing how she and the actor's five daughters, as well as Demi Moore and the rest of the family, are experiencing this situation as a family. their families.
“I'm learning that dementia is a very hard thing. It is for the person who is diagnosed. It is for his family. And this doesn't change for Bruce, me or our girls. "When they say it's a family disease, it really is."
Luckily for the actor, a few months ago he was able to hold his first granddaughter Louetta, the first baby of his eldest daughter, Rumer Willis, in his arms.
“Seeing my father hug my daughter today has been something I will treasure for the rest of my life. Her sweetness and love for her has been so pure and beautiful. Dad, I am so lucky to have you and so is Lou,” her daughter wrote on her Instagram.
