Bruce Willis Shares Shocking Life Update After Aphasia Diagnosis
Is Bruce Willis doing okay after his aphasia diagnosis?
Willis ultimately retired from acting after learning that he has aphasia. But the actor is not "retiring from life" that he started to embrace a healthier lifestyle.
On Monday, Willis appeared to be in high spirits in a new video shared by his wife, Emma Heming, as he played basketball with his pals in their backyard alongside the caption: "I see you BeeDub."
The "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" actor married Heming in 2009, and they share daughters Mabel and Evelyn. Willis is also father to his children with Demi Moore - Rumer, Scout, and Tallulah.
The new update came days after Heming's interview with The Bump was published.
According to the matriarch, she is also struggling amid Willis' aphasia diagnosis.
"I put my family's needs above my own, which I found does not make me any kind of hero. That amount of care for everyone else within my household had taken a toll on my mental health and overall health. And it served no one in my family," the 43-year-old model said.
She also opened up about learning how to become a mother and having self-care daily. Per Heming, someone told her that people could end up "under-caring" for themselves if they over-care for someone.
With that, she ensures she has time to disconnect to do something that makes herself feel good overall.
What Happened to Bruce Willis?
Willis' jolly and active lifestyle started after his family announced his retirement following his aphasia diagnosis.
They shared the news on Instagram, uploading a photo of a smirking actor alongside a lengthy caption.
"To Bruce's amazing supporters, as a family, we wanted to share that our beloved Bruce has been experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities," his wife said.
Johns Hopkins Medicine explains that aphasia is a language disorder caused by damage in a patient's brain that controls comprehension. People diagnosed with the disease are unable to communicate properly with others like how they used to. Unfortunately, it could also lead to stroke.
Before his retirement, he had over 15 movies in the past two and a half years. He appeared on "Trauma Center," "Survive the Night," "10 Minutes Gone," "Cosmic Sin," "Hard Kill," "Midnight in the Switchgrass," "Breach," "Survive the Game," "A Day to Die," "Gasoline Alley," "Apex," "American Siege," "Deadlock," and "Fortress."
