While Bruce Willis isn’t often seen out and about these days, the 69-year-old actor was photographed being driven around Santa Monica, Calif., on Thursday.
In pics obtained by the Daily Mail, the Die Hard star, who was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in February 2023, sat in the back of a black vehicle wearing a short-sleeved white shirt and a black cap.
See the photos here.
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In a recent interview with Katie Couric for Town & Country, Willis’ wife, Emma Heming Willis, opened up about how her husband’s condition has affected their two daughters, Mabel, 14, and Evelyn, 10.
According to Emma, as the girls have “grown up with Bruce declining over the years,” she’s never tried to “sugarcoat” the situation or “shield them” from his illness.
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As for when Bruce’s illness started to “take over,” she said it’s “hard” for her to pinpoint a specific instance.
“It’s hard for me to say, ‘This is where Bruce ended, and this is where his disease started to take over,'” she said, going on to reveal that his first symptoms of aphasia were thought to be related to his history of “a severe stutter.”
The mother-of-two said she’s been following the advice of the family’s therapist when it comes to helping her daughters cope, having learned that “if children ask questions, they’re ready to know the answer.”
“If we could see that Bruce was struggling, I would address it with the kids so they could understand, but this disease is chronic, progressive, and terminal. There is no cure,” she explained, adding that the girls know their dad won’t “get better.”
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