Bruce Willis turns 69 on March 19, and his family is preparing for a difficult farewell to the guy who is gradually giving in to his worsening illness.
Family members and friends are “cherishing every last moment with him,” knowing that “this could be his last birthday,” despite his diminished appetite and drastic weight loss.
Bruce Willis was spotted jokingly celebrating his 68th birthday in 2023 and joining in on the family rendition of “Happy Birthday.”
Willis’s ex-wife, Demi Moore, posted a video of the family wishing him “Happy Birthday” on social media on Sunday, March 19. Before blowing out his candles, the Hollywood heavyweight was heard talking with his family, which included his three daughters, Rumer, 35, Scout, 32, and Tallulah, 30. Emma Heming Willis, 44, was also audible.
“BW, happy birthday! I’m so happy we could honor you today. Love you and love our family, Demi Moore, the ex-wife, exclaimed as she shared the amusing video on Instagram.
This marked his first public appearance since his frontotemporal dementia diagnosis was made public.
‘Extremely anxious’
Things have changed drastically over the past year.
Reports reveal that the family is “extremely anxious” about the weight loss and decreased appetite of the Die Hard star, who is now living in a deteriorated state.
Speaking with In Touch, a source shares that “he doesn’t express hunger much,” explaining that his weight and decreased appetite are signs of a downward slope.
“According to family members, the challenge at home is making sure that he’s getting enough to eat, that he’s not skipping mealtime, and that his diet is filled with foods that have the chance to improve his health instead of subtract from it…This is a sad situation that should be familiar to anybody who is dealing with a close family member with dementia or Alzheimer’s.”
The insider further says his acuity is waning and adds, “He can’t communicate anymore, and he has difficulty recognizing people.”
Confirming that claim, Glenn Gordon reveals that his close friend, the star of Sixth Sense, is in decline: “He’s not totally verbal; he used to be a voracious reader – he didn’t want anyone to know that – and he’s not reading now.” Gordon, who tries to see Willis at least once a month, continues, “All those language skills are no longer available to him.”
‘Far from the truth’
Meanwhile, Emma, saying she’s “triggered,” strikes back at the authors behind the “blurbs of misinformation,” claiming “there is no more joy in my husband.”
my husband.”
On March 2, Emma, the award-winning actor’s biggest champion, shares an Instagram post about the “negative narrative around dementia.” In her caption, she writes “My experience is that two things can be true and exist at the same time. Grief and deep love. Sadness and deep connection. Trauma and resilience.”
In the clip, she then clarifies, “I can just tell you, that is far from the truth. A hundred percent, there is grief and sadness, there’s all of that. But you start a new chapter…it’s filled with love, it’s filled with connection, it’s filled with joy, it’s filled with happiness.”
Though she did not name the outlet that published the damning information, she said: “I need society and whoever is writing these stupid headlines to stop scaring people, stop scaring people to think that once they get a diagnosis of some kind of neurocognitive disease, that that’s it, it’s over.”
‘Could be his last birthday’
His 69th birthday might look very different as family members are bracing for an emotional goodbye.
“Everybody’s staying positive about Bruce’s future and hopeful that he finds some kind of comfortable plateau or even, God willing, shows signs of improvement,” says the insider, adding that family members are dedicated to spending as much time with him as they can.
“Those who love Bruce want to cherish every last moment with him. They all realize this could be his last birthday.” The source adds about his daughters, “they’re taking as many photos and videos as possible.”
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