Millions of fans around the world were devastated when they heard about the diagnosis of Bruce Willis. He was first diagnosed as aphasia, but more accurately, it was later diagnosed as frontotemporal dementia.
Over the years, Bruce Willis has been in many of the action movies that we have come to love. In 2022, however, health reasons forced him to take a step back from his career and spend the time with his family.
After being given a diagnosis of dementia, the depth of what he would be going through became clear. That condition impacts the brain lobes behind the forehead, causing changes in personality, obsessive behavior, and problems with speaking.
There are no known risk factors for frontotemporal dementia other than a family history of dementia.
For Father’s Day, Bruce Willis’ eldest daughter, Rumer posted on Instagram and noted that she had regrets and some things to be thankful for.
She wrote: “Today is hard, I feel a deep ache in my chest to talk to you and tell you everything I’m doing and what’s going on in my life. To hug you and ask you about life and your stories and struggles and successes.
“I wish I asked you more questions while you could still tell me about it all. But I know you wouldn’t want me to be sad today so I’ll try to just be grateful reminding myself how lucky I am that you’re my dad and that you’re still with me and I can still hold you and hug you and kiss your cheek and rub your head, I can tell you stories.
“I can watch the way your eyes light up when you see [my daughter] Louetta. I will be grateful for every moment I have with you. I love you so much dad happy Father’s Day. Sending love to all those who are in the boat with me or have lost their fathers, to the single moms who are the dads too, to my future baby daddy…”
She also shared pictures of her with her father over the years. It was a beautiful tribute to her father.
