Bruce Willis' family in 2022 announced the 'Die Hard' star would retire from acting after being diagnosed with a cognitive disorder. Photo: TNS
Bruce Willis showed signs of decline years before his aphasia diagnosis – but another condition he'd had since childhood kept wife Emma Heming Willis' concerns at bay.
Willis' family in 2022 announced the Die Hard star would retire from acting after being diagnosed with a cognitive disorder. The next year, they revealed a more specific diagnosis: frontotemporal dementia (FTD), which affects an estimated 50,000 to 60,000 Americans and is marked by a gradual, progressive decline in behaviour, language and occupational functioning.
