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Rumer Willis Details Missing "Different Version" of Dad Bruce Willis Amid Dementia Battle
- Rumer Willis, the 38-year-old actress and daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, partnered with health platform Function to undergo genetic testing, taking a proactive approach to her health following her father's frontotemporal dementia diagnosis.
- After being diagnosed with aphasia in 2022, Bruce stepped away from acting; his condition subsequently progressed to frontotemporal dementia, a neurological disease affecting personality, behavior, and language.
- Admitting the process is "terrifying," Willis noted her family history of dementia and breast cancer prompted her to test for APOE, a gene linked to Alzheimer's risk.
- Emma Heming Willis, Bruce's wife, recently explained that she grapples with the "ambiguous loss" of her husband, who remains physically present despite his FTD affecting language rather than memory.
- Recently posting on Instagram, Rumer stated she prioritizes being present with her father, learning "to deal with both things at the same time" amid the ongoing changes.
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Rumer Willis, daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, spoke about his father's dementia and the impacts that the disease has on his life.
·Paço de Arcos, Portugal
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In an advertising video for a genetic exam company, Rumer Willis gave details about the relationship with his father, Bruce Willis, diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2022. "I really miss him. I miss a different version of who he was. Days ago it's very difficult," she says. "I try to be present where he is now. Since the diagnosis of his father, his daughter, 38, decided to submit to a series of tests to determine the risk of developing …
·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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