Rumer, daughter of Bruce Willis, shared a rare health update about her father’s health after his devastating dementia diagnosis.
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In an appearance on the program Today, Rumer, 35, said he is “doing very well” and even talked about how he spends time with his granddaughter, Louetta. “They had some sweet moments during their last visit together, which was recently.”
“Lou is just starting to walk a little bit, and she was walking over to him, and it was so sweet. He’s a girl dad, through and through. I saw him with my sisters, my little sisters. So you’re seeing that all come back again,” Rumer recounted.
In March 2022, Willis’ family announced he would stop acting after his diagnosis of aphasia, a brain disorder affecting language and speech comprehension. However, a year later, it was revealed the actor’s condition had progressed to dementia.
Unfortunately, doctors said patients with Willis’ condition, known as frontotemporal dementia, usually only lose the ability to speak two years after diagnosis, potentially giving the actor about another year.
“Usually, once symptoms start, it’s a pretty steady progression over the next few years. Generally speaking, when they’re diagnosed, there’s a five- to 10-year prognosis, but in terms of the disability, it’s in a few years, a lot of individuals are just not communicative,” neurologist Chris Winter said in conversation with the Daily Mail website.
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