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Bruce Willis Makes First Public Appearance Since Dementia Diagnosis, Thanks First Responders Battling L.A. Fires
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Bruce Willis visits LA wildfire first responders in rare video amid dementia battle
Bruce Willis makes first public appearance since 2022 aphasia diagnosis
Bruce Willis recently made his first public appearance since 2022 after being diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. In an Instagram post, his wife, Emma Heming Willis, shows the former actor, who grew up in Salem County, shaking hands and greeting first responders battling the ongoing California wildfires.
Bruce Willis' family announced he would step away from acting in 2022; the actor was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in 2023
LOS ANGELES ( KTLA) – Amid the devastating wildfires in Southern California, Bruce Willis took time to thank first responders in a rare public appearance since his dementia diagnosis.
Emma Heming shared a clip that featured Bruce Willis, wearing a New York Yankees cap, shaking hands with a police officer
Bruce Willis retired from acting in 2022 and was then diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. He's rarely been seen in public since then.
The retired actor — currently battling frontotemporal dementia — was seen in a rare video speaking with LA wildfire first responders.
Willis was diagnosed first with aphasia -- a condition where the brain's ability to understand or express language is impaired, according to the National Institutes of Health -- in 2022 before receiving an additional diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia in 2023, according to his family.
Bruce Willis made a rare outing, taking time to thank first responders.
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