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Bruce Willis now living with full-time care team as he battles dementia

Bruce Willis' wife details early signs of actor's dementia diagnosis
  • Emma Heming Willis has made the difficult decision to move her husband, Bruce Willis, out of their family home due to the progression of his frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
  • The move was prompted by the degenerative nature of FTD, with Heming Willis saying her husband would want their daughters' lives to be unaffected by his condition.
  • Willis, diagnosed with FTD in February 2023, now lives in a one-story home with a full-time care team to manage his increasingly complex needs.
  • His wife ensures family continuity by regularly visiting him with their daughters.
  • While he remains mobile and in good overall health, his brain is failing, she said.
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