
Information from his close circle was shared about the mental state and care process of Bruce Willis, who is struggling with frontotemporal dementia.
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Bruce Willis was diagnosed with aphasia and then frontotemporal dementia in 2022. The actor ended his acting career in February 2023.
NEWS CENTER/ Speaking about the current situation of 71-year-old Willis, who won the love of millions with his unforgettable roles in films such as Die Hard, The Sixth Sense, and Pulp Fiction, a close source stated that Willis has greatly regressed mentally and is now "living in his own world."
People were wondering about the health status of the famous actor, who has been fighting frontotemporal dementia for many years and started to receive dementia treatment after being diagnosed with aphasia, which affects skills such as speaking, reading, writing and understanding spoken words.
Speaking to Daily Mail Sunday, a source close to the family stated that the star looks extremely vigorous on the outside, but a lot has changed in her inner world.
'A HEALTHY MAN, BUT CURIOUS LIKE A BABY'
The source said that from the outside, Willis looks like a healthy middle-aged man, but sometimes he looks like a baby looking at an object with curiosity and examining it.
While the same source emphasized that Willis was not fully aware of his own mental decline, he said, "He knows that his life is different from the old one, but he does not think it is that different. He feels that something is wrong, but he cannot understand exactly what it is. He does not complain much, he has become more and more comfortable."
Even though there is no trace left of his old energetic and talkative self, this peaceful stance of the legendary actor provides some consolation to his fans.
HE WILL DONATE HIS BRAIN AFTER HIS DEATH
The source stated that Willis's care process was largely undertaken by his wife, Emma Heming Willis, and that she allocated a large budget to meet her husband's needs and to receive care at all hours.
He also announced that his wife decided to donate her brain for "clinical research" after she was diagnosed with dementia in 2022.
'HE DOES NOT HAVE ALZHEIMER, HE HAS FTD'
Emma Heming Willis candidly shared the "constant grief" she experienced while caring for her husband last September. Pointing out that there is a great lack of knowledge about types of dementia in society, Heming said that he frequently receives the question "Does Bruce still remember you?" "My answer is always a definite yes. Bruce does not have Alzheimer's. He has frontotemporal dementia, which affects a completely different part of the brain."
Willis, who bid farewell to his acting career after being diagnosed with aphasia in February 2023, has the huge support of his family and large army of children on this difficult path.

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