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Bruce Willis celebrates 68th birthday with family following dementia diagnosis

Bruce Willis has celebrated his 68th birthday surrounded by his family a month after it was announced he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. In a video posted by his former wife Demi Moore, the Hollywood actor can be seen singing happy ...

20 Mar 2023 at 09:04

Movies

Angela Rippon praises Bruce Willis’s family for sharing his dementia diagnosis

Angela Rippon has praised Bruce Willis’s family for opening up about the actor’s dementia diagnosis as she backed a new campaign which offers support to those caring for loved ones with the condition. The Alzheimer’s Society, who have launched the ...

05 Apr 2023 at 07:00

News

What is frontotemporal dementia? Bruce Willis’s condition explained

The family of US actor Bruce Willis has announced that his previous diagnosis of the cognitive condition aphasia has developed into frontotemporal dementia. In an update shared online, the family said they had the “deepest gratitude for the ...

16 Feb 2023 at 21:08

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Bruce Willis diagnosed with dementia

Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, his family has announced. Relatives of the 67-year-old Hollywood actor previously said that he would be “stepping away” from his successful career after being diagnosed with ...

16 Feb 2023 at 21:59

Health & Wellbeing

As Bruce Willis’ diagnosis is revealed – what is frontotemporal dementia?

UK charities say they are “hugely thankful” to Bruce Willis for publicly sharing his diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia, as it will help raise awareness of the condition. The announcement by the 67-year-old Hollywood actor’s family ...

23 Feb 2023 at 11:20

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UK charities ‘hugely thankful’ to Bruce Willis for sharing dementia diagnosis

17 Feb 2023 at 00:05

Wendy Williams thanks well-wishers after sharing aphasia and dementia diagnosis

Former US talk show host Wendy Williams has thanked people for their “love and kind words” after it was announced she has been diagnosed with a rare form of dementia. Earlier this week, her team confirmed the 59-year-old had ...

24 Feb 2024 at 14:38

Family

Daughter who became mum’s carer at 20 after young onset dementia diagnosis says ‘it was like looking after a child’

A woman who became her mother’s full-time carer at 20 and likened it to “looking after a child” after her young onset dementia left her incontinent and unable to feed, wash, or dress herself has said she wants to share her ...

07 Mar 2023 at 07:00

Family

Daughter raises £15k for charity after dad’s dementia, diagnosed at 58, robbed him of his speech and left him bedbound

A woman whose father’s dementia, diagnosed in his 50s, caused him to become non-verbal and bedbound before his death has raised more than £15,000 for charity after setting up a business selling products to raise the ...

12 Jun 2024 at 06:30

Health & Wellbeing

What are the main types of dementia? As new technique could ‘revolutionise’ how disease is diagnosed

Excitement is building as a new test involving lasers used to detect different types of dementia in mere seconds could “revolutionise” the way the disease is diagnosed. Researchers at the University Hospital ...

17 Oct 2024 at 13:28

Movies

Demi Moore shares health update on Hollywood star Bruce Willis

US actress Demi Moore said her ex-husband Bruce Willis is in a “very stable place at the moment” after he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Die Hard star Willis, 69, was married to Ghost ...

05 Dec 2024 at 23:52

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