Bruce Willis: Die Hard actor seen in rare photo after dementia diagnosis
The IndependentStay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Bruce Willis with daughters Tallulah and Scott Laurel on Thanksgiving Heming said that Willis’s pre-existing stutter meant that it was difficult for doctors to detect early signs of the disease. “Never in a million years would I think it would be a form of dementia for someone so young.” open image in gallery The actor was seen with two of his daughters from ex-wife Demi Moore “I say that FTD whispers, it doesn’t shout,” she continued. “It’s hard for me to say, ‘This is where Bruce ended, and this is where his disease started to take over.’ He was diagnosed two years ago, but a year prior, we had a loose diagnosis of aphasia, which is a symptom of a disease but is not the disease.” Willis married 46-year-old Heming in 2009, and the pair share two daughters: Mabel, 12, and Evelyn, 10. open image in gallery Willis with his wife Emma Heming, daughter Tallulah and ex-wife Demi Moore at a film premiere in 2008 Heming told Town & Country last month that she doesn’t hide aspects of Willis’s condition from their children Mabel and Evelyn.