In 2022, Bruce Willis was diagnosed with aphasia. This is an acquired speech disorder that can occur after brain damage. As a result of illness, the actor left the profession and began to recognize his loved ones less and less. At the beginning of the year, the star of “Die Hard” was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, which negatively affects thought processes.
Tallulah, daughter of Bruce Willis, gave an interview to Vogue. The girl admitted that the family missed the early signs of the disease. The heiress noted that she had known for a long time that “something was wrong” with her father. It all started with some kind of vague unresponsiveness, which the family attributed to hearing loss. Bruce, 68, was advised by relatives to “talk louder” because his hearing was damaged after filming the Die Hard film series. Over time, the unresponsiveness of the father “increased.” Tallulah took it personally by mistake:
He had two children with my stepmother, Emma Heming-Willis, and I thought he had lost interest in me, the girl admitted.
Bruce has daughters with ex-wife Demi Moore – 29-year-old Tallulah, 34-year-old Rumer and 31-year-old Scout. Willis married Emma Heming in 2009. They have two daughters, 11-year-old Mabel and 9-year-old Evelyn. Tallulah said she avoided signs of her father’s deterioration in health and denied it.
The truth is, I was too sick myself to deal with it,” she said.
For the past four years, the girl suffered from anorexia nervosa. Tallulah added that she did not want to discuss her disorder, as the restriction in food seemed to her the last “vice” that she could adhere to. Willis became sober at the age of 20. In addition, at the age of 25, she was institutionalized for depression. She was later diagnosed with ADHD. Now the girl is trying to remember and capture every moment spent with her father:
Every time I visit my father’s house, I take tons of photos – all I see is the state of things. As an archaeologist, I am looking for treasures in things that I did not pay much attention to before. I have all the voice messages from him saved on my hard drive. I found myself trying to document, create a record for the day he wasn’t around, to remind me of him and us.
Tallulah added that Bruce still knows who she is and “lights up” when she enters a room.
Recall that last month Tallulah’s older sister, 34-year-old Rumer, gave birth to her first child. The baby was named Luetta Eisley. The daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis announced the good news on social networks. The girl also did not hide the face of the newborn and immediately published the first photo. Some time later, Demi Moore showed pictures with a newborn granddaughter.
Source: Hellomagazine
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