After an aphasia diagnosis in March: Bruce Willis also suffers from frontotemporal dementia Biden: Mysterious flying objects were likely used for research

Hollywood star Bruce Willis (67) suffers from frontotemporal dementia, according to his family. They have now received this more specific diagnosis, the actor’s wife, Emma Heming-Willis, 44, and his ex-wife Demi Moore, 60, said on Instagram on Thursday. “While this is painful, it is a relief to finally have a clear diagnosis.” Communication challenges are just one symptom of the illness Bruce now faces, it said.

In the disease, nerve cells are first broken down in the forehead and temple area of ​​the brain (frontotemporal lobe). According to the German Alzheimer’s Association, many patients initially notice that they look lethargic and irritable. Memory impairment occurs later.

Heming-Willis referred to the earlier announcement last March, when Willis announced the end of his film career due to illness. He was then diagnosed with aphasia. Aphasias are language disorders, such as speaking, understanding, writing or reading, that can occur as a result of various diseases. Since then, his condition has improved, the family writes on Thursday. Willis’ daughters Rumer, Scout and Tallulah also shared the Instagram post.

Moore and Willis married in 1987 and announced their divorce in 1998. They have three adult daughters. Willis has been married to model Emma Heming since 2009 and the couple have two daughters.

Born in 1955 in Idar-Oberstein in Rhineland-Palatinate, Willis was the son of an American soldier and his German wife. (sda/dpa)