Bruce Willis’s Family Disclosed His Dementia Diagnosis in 2023

Bruce Willis’s family announced in February 2023 that he had frontotemporal dementia, after he retired from acting following an aphasia diagnosis. Recent descriptions of his condition and daily life come largely from an anonymous source whose account was relayed in multiple reports, rather than from independent observations.

The source said Willis is often unaware of the full extent of his decline, speaks less than he did previously and seems more at ease. The source described him as sensing that something is different without fully understanding how much his life has changed. Those descriptions remain attributed to the anonymous source.

The same source said Willis enjoys ice cream, car rides and listening to Neil Diamond. It also estimated that his care costs more than $30,000 a month. The estimate was not presented as a disclosed bill or a figure confirmed by his family.

Willis’s wife, Emma Heming Willis, has spoken publicly about arranging care in a separate home nearby. She said the move was difficult but allowed the family to meet different needs: Willis could receive care in a suitable setting, while their younger children could use their own home more freely. She has...