How Bruce Willis Was Able to Keep Acting Amid Aphasia Battle
Bruce Willis would be stepping away from his acting career after being diagnosed with aphasia.Willis' family announced on Wednesday that after a decades-spanning career with many blockbuster films and franchises to his name, the 67-year-old actor would be «stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him,» due to the condition affecting his «cognitive abilities.»According to the Mayo Clinic, aphasia is «a condition that robs you of the ability to communicate. It can affect your ability to speak, write and understand language, both verbal and written.» Two sources have since told ET that the actor's health has been deteriorating for a while now, so much so that he needed help with his lines on film sets. «It got to the point where on his last several films, he was fitted with an earpiece, and someone had to read him his lines because he was unable to remember them,» one of the sources told ET. ET spoke with Dr.