Last year, our favorite actor Bruce Willis made headlines after his family announced that the tough guy had been diagnosed with aphasia.

And already in February of this year, doctors gave him a final diagnosis: frontotemporal dementia.

As it turned out, this disease progresses very rapidly. Bruce’s ex-wife Demi Moore realized this the other day.

A few days ago, the famous actress Demi Moore said that she experienced a heartbreaking moment: after a vacation in Italy, she came to visit her ex-husband, 68-year-old Bruce Willis, but he could not recognize her.

The 60-year-old actress said that this situation simply knocked the ground out from under her feet.

After all, it’s hard to realize that the man with whom she lived in marriage for 13 years, giving birth to three daughters during this time, now does not recognize her.

While Demi spent the summer in Italy, she reportedly kept in touch with her children and Bruce’s wife, Emma Heming.

But the ‘Ghost’ star had no idea the disease had progressed that far. It turned out that while the actress was in Italy, Bruce’s memory of her ‘faded.’

Yes, this terrible neurodegenerative disease – dementia – does not spare anyone, not even a tough nut to crack.

And although now Bruce cannot recognize his ex-wife, he, fortunately, still recognizes his wife Emma and his children.

For example, the actor feels genuine joy when his eldest daughter Rumer walks into the room with her newborn baby.

At the end of September 2023, Emma said in one of her television programs that everything that happens to the actor is also destructive for those who love him.

‘Dementia is hard,’ Emma said. ‘It’s hard for both the person diagnosed and the family. When they say it’s a family disease, it really is.’

When asked by the presenter whether her husband understood his condition, Emma replied: ‘It’s hard to say.’

By the way, studies show that loneliness in older people increases the risk of dementia by one third.

Therefore, do not forget to visit and communicate with your parents and grandparents more often.

We hope that the actor’s condition will not deteriorate so rapidly, because he is surrounded by so many close people who sincerely love him.