Bruce Willis Has Been Dealing With Brain Function Issues For Nearly 20 Years, Says Family Source
perezhilton.comIt turns out Bruce Willis has been secretly struggling with symptoms of aphasia, a language disorder that affects a person’s ability to communicate, for a lot longer than anyone may have thought.
According to The Sun, the 67-year-old actor has been dealing with brain function issues for nearly 20 years before his family announced that he was diagnosed with aphasia and needed to step away from his career.
While the news may have been quite a shock to many people, an insider close to the family told the outlet that they knew this was coming and had been preparing for the “inevitable” for a long time : Related: Bruce Willis’ Wife & Daughter Thank Fans For ‘Prayers’ Following Actor’s Aphasia Diagnosis Ultimately, the family just seems “proud” and “happy” that The Sixth Sense star was able to work as long as he did: The insider added: As we previously reported, those cognitive issues still have made it pretty difficult for him to work in the series of low-budget films that he’s been starring in.
It seemed like his condition worsened over the last couple of years and caused some concerning incidents on set, with Lala Kent, who played his daughter in Hard Kill, revealing he fired a gun two times on set.
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