The US action star stepped away from Hollywood less than a year ago because of growing cognitive difficulties.
“:”US action star Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with untreatable dementia, his family said on Thursday, less than a year after he retired from acting because of growing cognitive difficulties. The 67-year-old Die Hard actor stepped away from Hollywood in March and has been out of the limelight since then. “Since we announced Bruce’s diagnosis of aphasia in spring 2022, Bruce’s condition has progressed and we now have a more specific diagnosis: frontotemporal dementia,” a statement said. Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is an umbrella term for disorders affecting the areas of the brain that deal with personality, behaviour and language. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Demi Moore (@demimoore) “Unfortunately, challenges with communication are just one symptom of the disease Bruce faces,” the family statement said.
