Hollywood action superstar Bruce Willis announced his early retirement from acting in February 2023 due to aphasia.
On Feb. 17, Emma Heming Willis, Bruce Willis’s wife, posted on Instagram stating that after further medical diagnosis, Bruce Willis was confirmed with frontotemporal dementia. Unfortunately, communication difficulties are only one of the symptoms of the brain disorder.
Born in West Germany in 1955, Bruce Willis has starred in dozens of Hollywood blockbusters, including “Pulp Fiction,” “The Fifth Element,” and “Unbreakable,” since the 1980s. Willis’ character role of John McClane in “Die Hard” is famous worldwide.
What is Frontotemporal Dementia?
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is one of the slow-progressing neurodegenerative diseases. It is a general terminology for various brain diseases that affect the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. These brain areas are usually connected to personality, behavior, and language….