Bruce Willis Newly Diagnosed With ‘More Specific’ Dementia Condition: ‘While This Is Painful, It Is a Relief’
thewrap.comAs a family, we wanted to take this opportunity to thank you all for the outpouring of love and compassion for Bruce over the past ten months.
Your generosity of spirit has been overwhelming, and we are tremendously grateful for it. For your kindness, and because we know you love Bruce as much as we do, we wanted to give you an update.Since we announced Bruce’s diagnosis of aphasia in spring 2022, Bruce’s condition has progressed and we now have a more specific diagnosis: frontotemporal dementia (known as FTD).
Unfortunately, challenges with communication are just one symptom of the disease Bruce faces. While this is painful, it is a relief to finally have a clear diagnosis.FTD is a cruel disease that many of us have never heard of and can strike anyone.
For people under 60, FTD is the most common form of dementia, and because getting the diagnosis can take years, FTD is likely much more prevalent than we know.
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