"Bruce is still very mobile. Bruce is in really great health overall,"
"It's just his brain that is failing him ... The language is going, and you know, we've learned to adapt. And we have a way of communicating with him, which is just a different, a different way."
"I mean, we still get those days. Not days but moments... sometimes you'll see that twinkle in his eye or that spark, and, you know, I just get, like, transported. And it's just hard because, as quickly as those moments appear, then it goes."
Bruce Willis remains physically mobile and in generally strong physical health, while experiencing progressive cognitive decline concentrated in language and communication. An aphasia diagnosis in 2022 affected his ability to speak and prompted retirement from acting. Less than a year later, a diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia clarified the neurodegenerative progression, which brings inevitable decline in functioning. The family has adapted by developing alternative ways to communicate. Occasional moments of his former expressive personality still appear, such as a visible twinkle or spark, but those moments are brief and often fade quickly.
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