Actor Bruce Willis had to retire from the acting business after being diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia. This disorder causes the loss of the ability to express or understand spoken or written language. Since then, his entire family has been dedicated to caring for the actor, including his ex-wife, actress Demi Moore.
The relationship between Bruce Willis and Demi Moore has always been good and now the actress has decided to stay even closer to him in these difficult times. Demi Moore reported this Thursday, March 8, about her decision to move into the home of Bruce Willis and his now wife to help take care of him “until the end”. This movement of the interpreter surprised many, but it shows the love that unites this family.
The American newspaper Daily mail It was reported this Thursday that actress Demi Moore will be moving in with Bruce Willis to care for the actor, who has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. Though she’s been divorced for two decades, the actress has decided to stay with her ex-husband through these difficult times and support her family.
a great relationship
The relationship between Willis and Moore has always been excellent, despite their separation. Now, with Bruce’s illness, Demi has decided to get even closer to him and be a rock to the family.
“Demi has moved on and she’s not leaving until the end. Demi has been a rock to the family and is determined to make sure that Every day Bruce left on earth is filled with love.“, their representatives assured the aforementioned newspaper.
Willis’ eldest daughter, Rumer, announced her father’s illness a year ago via Instagram. Since then, the family has been united in supporting the actor, who he gave up his career due to illness. The more specific diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia came later, and the family released a statement explaining the situation.
“Unfortunately, communication difficulties are one of the symptoms of the disease Bruce is facing,” read the statement at the time, signed by his five daughters, wife Emma Heming Willis and ex-wife Demi Moore. Now, with Demi’s decision to move in with her family, it appears that support and love will continue to be the force that will keep them together through these difficult times.
Frontal dementia is a neurodegenerative disease clinically characterized by the presence of disturbances, mainly behavioral (apathy and disinhibition). Unlike Alzheimer’s, which starts with cognitive (memory) problems, frontotemporal disease starts with behavioral problems.
It usually occurs in younger Alzheimer’s patients and often has a hereditary burden.
Ricardo Allegri, senior researcher at Conicet and head of cognitive neurology at Fleni, underlined in this regard that this disease “presents several clinical types: the behavioral variant and primary progressive aphasia that begins with language problems (anomia). “It is progressive and obeys several different pathologies. It is one of the most underdiagnosed pathologies and is often confused with psychiatric symptoms.
Source: Clarin
