Rumer Willis gives health update on dad Bruce amid aphasia and dementia battles

Rumer Willis updated fans on the condition of her dad, Bruce Willis, as he continues to live with frontotemporal dementia.

“He is great,” she wrote on her Instagram Story Friday as part of a Q&A. “I love him so much. Thank you.”

The 35-year-old actress shared the update over a photo of her holding hands with Bruce, 69.

The “Die Hard” actor retired from acting in March 2022 when his family revealed he had been diagnosed with aphasia, a rare form of dementia that causes people to have trouble speaking and remembering information.

Rumer Willis Instagram Story

Rumer Willis told fans her father, Bruce Willis, is doing “great” on her Instagram Story Friday, as seen above.rumerwillis/Instagram

Bruce Willis and Rumer Willis with her daughter Louetta

The “Pulp Fiction” star retired from acting in March 2022 when his family revealed he had been diagnosed with aphasia. He was later diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.
In February 2023, though, his family — which consists of his ex-wife, Demi Moore, his current wife, Emma Heming, and his five daughters — announced he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, which causes speech and behavioral issues.Rumer gave an update on her father’s health in May while appearing on the “Today” show.

“He’s so good. I actually got to see him right before I came out [to New York],” she said.

Rumer Willis and Bruce Willis

Rumer also said Bruce was “so good” in May while appearing on the “Today” show.@demimoore/Instagram

Bruce Willis

She also said she and her daughter, Louetta, got to spend time with him before her TV appearance.
She also raved over his relationship with her 1-year-old daughter, Louetta.“And Lou is just starting to walk a little bit, and she was walking over to him, and it was so sweet,” she remembered.

Rumer shares Louetta with her ex, Derek Richard Thomas. She revealed during the same Q&A Friday that they were no longer together.

“I am single momming it and co-parenting,” she confirmed.

Rumer Willis and Derek Richard Thomas

Rumer shares Louetta with her ex, Derek Richard Thomas.WWD via Getty Images

Rumer Willis and daughter Louetta with Demi Moore

She confirmed on Friday that they split.
“I’m so grateful for Lou. She is the best thing in my life and I am forever grateful I was able to have the time in that relationship for her to come into my life.”She and Thomas welcomed their daughter in April 2023 after going Instagram official in November 2022.

Rumer also said she plans to have six to seven kids and is “definitely” open to welcoming another child as a single mother.

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