Family of Bruce Willis Just Shared Heartbreaking News About His Health – Opinion

Bruce Willis is a well-known actor who has been a movie star for many years. He’s known as a funny, intelligent, and wise-cracking character. On top of all that, he’s a musician and singer.

As the description of the video below notes, his bluesy-rockin’ single with the Pointer Sisters,

“Respect Yourself” reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100, number 20 on the Hot Black Singles chart and number 22 on the Adult Contemporary chart (1987).”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTIjgkp0Xws

But now, Willis’ family has made a heartbreaking, public announcement via daughter Rumer’s Instagram page, that the actor is retiring from his acting career for health reasons, according to The Hollywood Reporter:

Bruce Willis “Stepping Away” From Acting Career After Aphasia Diagnosis https://t.co/tBpJSTWFGo

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 30, 2022

This statement was addressed to fans and reads:

To Bruce’s amazing supporters, as a family we wanted to share that our beloved Bruce has been experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities, As a result of this and with much consideration Bruce is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him.

Our family is going through some very challenging times and we appreciate all of you love, support and compassion. This is a time of strength for our family and we wanted to invite his friends to come along because they know how much he means as much to us as you.

As Bruce always says, “Live it up” and together we plan to do just that.

CBS News’ report included a description of the illness — and a SlightlyThe silver lining is in the diagnosis

According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, aphasia is a language disorder that results from damage in the area of the brain that controls language expression and comprehension. The disorder “leaves a person unable to communicate effectively with others,” Johns Hopkins said, noting that the severity of the disorder depends on which parts of the brain are impacted.

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It is possible for people with aphasia to recover completely, and speech therapy can help people recover some speech and language functions, Johns Hopkins said — but most will permanently retain some form of aphasia.

Co-signing the family’s statement, along with Willis’ kids Rumer, Scout, Tallulah, Mabel and Evelyn, and his current wife Emma (pictured above with Willis), is ex-wife Demi Moore. Their ability to maintain a positive relationship is such a rarity in Hollywood, in stark contrast to what we just saw on full display at last weekend’s Academy Awards ceremony.

You can actually see Bruce’s amazing friendship with Demi in this story, which was published before the horrible news. Moore took to her Twitters account to publicly celebrate Willis’ birthday less than two weeks ago. Willis was just 67 when she turned 67 in March.

Bruce, happy birthday! Thanks for being part of our blended family🤍 pic.twitter.com/CZ8Gm2Zsrh

— Demi Moore (@justdemi) March 20, 2022

Though no one’s expecting this to ever happen, it would be wise for the many screwed-up families in Hollywood to take note — this is how it’s done right.