In a recent interview, “Moonlighting” director Glenn Gordon Caron shared that Bruce Willis’ communication skills have declined significantly due to his diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia.
Meanwhile, Emma Heming Willis, Bruce’s wife, has openly discussed the challenges of dealing with his dementia, highlighting its impact on the family and expressing her mixed feelings about receiving an official diagnosis.
Glenn Gordon Caron Talks About His Friend Bruce Willis’ Dementia
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In a recent interview with The New York Post, Glenn Gordon Caron shared an update on his close friend, Bruce Willis. He revealed that the actor’s communication skills have deteriorated significantly following his battle with dementia.
Willis was officially diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in early 2023, a year after announcing his retirement due to aphasia.
During the chat, the “Moonlighting” creator shared that he has been “trying hard” to be there for Willis by making frequent visits to the actor and maintaining a “relaxed relationship with his three older children.”
He continued: “Things that make [his disease] so confusing [that] if you ever spend time with Bruce Willis, there is no one who has more joy than him. He loved life and … just loved waking up every morning and trying to live life to the fullest.”
He added, “When you’re with him, you know that he’s Bruce and you’re grateful that he’s there, but the joie de vivre is gone.”
Bruce Willis ‘Not Completely Verbal’ But ‘He’s Still Bruce’
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Caron went on to share his insight into the “Die Hard” actor’s condition, stating that it’s like Willis is “seeing life through a screen door.” Looking back on his visit, Caron said he noticed that Willis recognized him within the first few minutes, but that his verbal abilities had declined significantly.
“He’s not completely verbal; he used to be a voracious reader — he didn’t want anyone to know that — and he doesn’t read now. All those language skills are no longer available to him, but he’s still Bruce,” Caron said.
Although Willis had lost his language skills, Caron explained that he was able to communicate with him before his condition worsened, informing him that their show, “Moonlighting,” would be available on Hulu.
“The process [to get ‘Moonlighting’ onto Hulu] has taken quite a long time,” he explained. “I know he’s very happy that the show is going to be available to the public, even if he can’t tell me that. When I spend time with him, we talk about it and I know he’s excited.”
“I know it means a lot to him,” she added.
Bruce Willis’ Wife Emma Heming Willis Says Actor’s Diagnosis Is ‘Blessing And Curse’
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In a chat with “Today” co-host Hoda Kotb, Emma Heming Willis, who shares two daughters with Bruce Willis, opened up about the challenges of dealing with her husband’s dementia.
He said it was “hard to know” whether Willis was aware of his condition, stressing that dementia affects not only the individual diagnosed but also the entire family. “When they say this is a family disease, it really is,” he explained.
The 45-year-old later described himself as Willis’ “care partner” and noted that finally receiving an official diagnosis was “both a blessing and a curse.”
“To finally understand what happened, so I can accept what happened,” he said. “It doesn’t make it any more painful, but just by … knowing what happened to Bruce makes it easier.”
Emma Heming Willis Says FTD Will ‘Bring You To Your Knees’
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To mark World FTD Awareness Week, which ended last week, Emma conducted a series of interviews shared on her YouTube channel. In an Instagram video after the official week, the model expressed her commitment to continue the awareness effort, stating: “Our work doesn’t stop there. I feel like I’m just scratching the surface.”
He emphasized his desire to see a cure or treatment for the disease, adding, “I have so many reasons, why I’m raising awareness, but really, at the end of the day, what I want to see is a cure, a treatment for this disease. And if we do not raise our voices, they will just run past us.”
In another video in the same post, Heming discusses the issue of FTD that is often overshadowed in discussions of dementia. “When doctors or the media talk about dementia, they say ‘Alzheimer’s and other dementias,'” he explains. “So FTD is another dementia, and let me tell you something about that disease: it’s real, it’s out there, and it will bring you to your knees.”
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