Tallulah says her father’s dementia ‘luckily hasn’t affected his mobility’, revealing the ‘Die Hard’ actor still knows who she is and recognizes her
Bruce Willis’ daughter, Tallulah, revealed new details about the actor’s ongoing battle with the frontotemporal dementia after an initial diagnosis of aphasia. She stated that she had known for a long time that something was wrong with her father, but at first assumed that he had simply lost interest in her after the birth of his children with his second wife.
In a personal essay she wrote for Vogue, 29-year-old Tallulah made several revelations about her father’s health. In fact, she admits that when her father’s health condition became more and more serious, she began to “take it personally”, writing:Later this non-response widened and sometimes I took it personally. He’d had two babies with my stepmother, Emma Heming Willis, and I thought he’d lost interest in me.
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While this couldn’t be further from the truth, my “teenage” brain was tortured with some faulty math: I’m not pretty enough for my mother, I’m not interesting enough for my father“, she writes honestly herself.
Bruce Willis’ diagnosis was revealed to the world in early 2022, with his family – including his ex-wife Demi Moore, their children and his current wife – issuing a joint statement on behalf of the actor, sharing details of the his condition.
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In a post on social media, they wrote that Hollywood’s favorite actor “he was dealing with some health problems and was recently diagnosed with aphasia, which affects his cognitive abilities».
“As a result of this and after much consideration, Bruce Willis is leaving behind the career that meant so much to him. This is a truly difficult time for our family and we greatly appreciate your continued love, compassion and support».
However, while the news of his condition Bruce Willis revealed in March 2022, Tallulah says he had been “silently struggling” with his health for some time, while she had also “struggled” with anorexia, a condition she admits left her in a state of “avoidance and denial”. about her father’s problems.
“While I was “wrapped up” in my body deformity, showing it off on Instagram, my father was silently struggling“, he recalled.
However, in the summer of 2021, Tallulah says she had a painful awakening to the true severity of her father’s condition while at a wedding. There she broke down in tears during the father of the bride’s speech because she realized she would probably never get to share the same moment with her own dad.
“I suddenly realized that I would never have this moment, my father talking about me in my adult life, at my wedding“, he said.
Now, Tallulah says she’s focused on enjoying as many memories with her dad as possible, revealing she takes countless pictures every time she visits his house, while making sure to save every voicemail from him on a hard drive. “I’m trying to record, create an archive for the day he won’t be there to remind me of him and us“, she writes herself.
Less than a year after sharing his first aphasia diagnosis, Bruce Willis was dealt another devastating blow when he was told he has frontotemporal dementia (FTD).an unusual type of the disease that causes deterioration of behavior, personality and speech.
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Tallulah says her father’s dementia “luckily hasn’t affected his mobility”, revealing the ‘Die Hard’ actor still knows who she is and recognizes her. “He always knows who I am, even on a bad day“, she added.
However, he knows his condition will continue to get more and more severe, explaining that his aphasia “can change so quickly and unpredictably”.
“I know that trials are coming, that this is the beginning of tribulation,” she wrote, concluding that she’s doing her best to enjoy the time she has with her father as much as she can.
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“I keep alternating present and past when I talk about my father: is, was, is, was. This is because I have hopes for my father that I don’t want to part with. I have always recognized elements of his personality in me and I know we would have been very good friends if there had been more time».
She revealed that her father is most often found on the first floor of the house he shares with Emma Heming Willis, whom he married in 2009, and their two children.
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