Rumer Willis has taken to Instagram to share a rare update on her dad Bruce Willis' health amid his battle with frontotemporal dementia, a rare and aggressive form of dementia. The 36-year-old was doing an Instagram Q&A when asked about her father. "How's your dad doing? Sending love to all you guys," the anonymous follower asked.
"He is great," Rumer responded, sharing a snap of her holding her dad's hand. "I love him so much. Thank you.
" In March 2022, the Die Hard star's family announced to his fans that he was diagnosed with aphasia and that he would be retiring from acting. However, in February last year, it was revealed the illness had progressed into frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a common form of incurable dementia that causes changes in behaviour, personality, language, and movement. Bruce has a very close-knit family unit, which includes his ex-wife Demi Moore, who has been by his and current wife Emma Heming Willis's sides as his health has declined.
He is father to five daughters - Rumer, 36; Scout, 33; Tallulah, 30, who he shares with Demi; and Mabel, 12; and Evelyn, 10, who he shares with Emma. Rumer last shared an update on her father's health in May, during an appearance on The Today Show. "He’s so good.
I actually got to see him right before I came out [to New York]," she said. She also shared that her daughter Louetta, one, has a "sweet" relationship with her grandfather, saying, "And Lou is just starting to walk a little bit, and she was walking over to h.