Bruce Willis’ daughter tells what kind of life the actor lives, and how it makes her feel.
Bruce Willis’ daughter Tallulah Willis has shared pictures of her father on her own social media. PDO
Actor Bruce Willis daughter, Tallulah Willis29, told openly In Vogue of his father’s serious illness. It was reported that Willis has a memory disorder caused by frontal and temporal lobe degeneration, and so far no treatment has been found.
Cognitive abilities of a person suffering from frontotemporal dementia deteriorate and behavior changes. The daughter says that she knew for some time before the diagnosis that something was wrong.
– It all started as a vague lack of reaction, for which we blamed Hollywood. “Speak louder, Die Hard ruined dad’s ears.” Later, the non-responsiveness became more common and sometimes I took it personally, says Tallulah Willis.
The daughter thought that Willis was no longer interested in her because he had two new children with his new wife.
Tallulah Willis shared a photo of her father in March to celebrate the actor’s birthday. PDO
Pictures from home
Tallulah Willis says she takes a lot of pictures whenever she visits her father’s house. The daughter also saves her father’s voice messages on the hard drive. He wants to record his father as he remembers it, before it’s too late.
Tallulah says dementia has not affected the actor’s mobility. Usually, Willis sits in the large room or study on the first floor of his home, where the actor has collected old toy cars, coins, rocks and brass objects.
– The office has always been a window to what he has been interested in at any given moment. A while ago I found a piece of paper with only “Michael Jordan” written on it. I wish I knew what he was thinking.
Bruce Willis’ loved ones gathered together to celebrate Christmas in 2022. Willis’ ex-wife Demi Moore was also present. PDO
The present is the past
The daughter says that the difference between frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer’s disease is that the latter affects memory more than the former.
– He still knows who I am and is happy when I come into the room. He might always know who I am, barring the occasional bad day.
Tallulah says she struggles with the past and the present. Sometimes he talks about his father in the past tense, sometimes in the present tense.
– I know we would be such good friends if we had more time. He was cool, charming, cunning, stylish, affectionate and a bit crazy.
According to his daughter, Willis was a fun person. In the restaurant, he could order a little bit of everything from the menu so he could taste it. He enjoyed lying on the couch with his feet up.
– Now I ask myself how I could make him feel more comfortable, Tallulah says.
Daughter and father goof around in Tallulah’s Instagram post. PDO