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PREVIOUS: It's a happy birthday to Bruce Willis, who turns 68 today. But while the occasion is joyous, his deteriorating condition from dementia has been hard ...

“I don’t know why I do that to myself because the videos are like a knife in my heart,” she admitted to fans. But I’m also raising two kids in this, so sometimes in our lives, we have to put our big girl panties on and get to it, and that’s what I’m doing. “So today is my husband’s birthday. It was from the family celebration with everyone singing “Happy Birthday” and Willis blowing out the candles. But today she vented her own emotional state. You can watch it below.

Bruce Willis' family wished the actor a happy birthday in separate Instagram posts Sunday, which marked his 68th birthday.

“My birthday wish for Bruce is that you continue to keep him in your prayers and highest vibrations because his sensitive Pisces soul will feel it,” she captioned the video. “I don’t know why I do that to myself because the videos are like a knife in my heart,” she said. “But I do have times of sadness every day, grief, every day, and I’m really feeling it today on his birthday.” Emma, who wed Bruce in 2009, noted that she has to be strong and present for their two daughters. I don’t know how you do it.’ I’m not given a choice. Separately, she posted a photo of her as a young girl sitting on her dad’s shoulders, appearing to be sleeping. Grief is a price I’ll always pay to know what it is to feel such love. In her video, Emma noted that she’d been crying that morning. “So I’m trying to be with both today. Love you and love our family. Willis has three grown daughters with Moore (Rumer, Scout and Tallulah) and two with his current wife Emma (Mabel and Evelyn). Scout also posted the same video, with the caption: “Today has been PROFOUNDLY JOYFULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL !!!!!!

As Bruce Willis turned 68 on Sunday, his wife Emma Heming marked the day with a candid message about caring for someone living with frontotemporal dementia ...

These areas of the brain are generally associated with personality, behavior and language.” But I do have times of sadness every day, grief every day and I’m really feeling it today on his birthday.” I wish I was but I’m also raising two kids in this,” she said, referencing their two daughters, Mabel and Evelyn. [shared an update](https://www.theaftd.org/mnlstatement23/?utm_source=Instagram&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=MNL23) in February that the actor was diagnosed with FTD after first disclosing his [diagnosis of aphasia](https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/30/entertainment/bruce-willis-aphasia/index.html) in 2022. [Mayo Clinic,](https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/aphasia/symptoms-causes/syc-20369518) FTD is an “umbrella term for a group of brain disorders that primarily affect the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. [frontotemporal dementia (FTD).](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/16/entertainment/bruce-willis-dementia/index.html)

Bruce Willis' family is feeling “grief” and “sadness” on the actor's first birthday since he was diagnosed with dementia, Emma Heming Willis revealed.

“FTD is a cruel disease that many of us have never heard of and can strike anyone. I don’t know how you do it.’ I’m not given a choice,” she admitted, noting that she’s putting on her “big girl panties” to be strong for her and Bruce’s two young kids, Mabel, 10, and Evelyn, 8. “Grief is a price I’ll always pay to know what it is to feel such love. What a privilege to have this man as my father and learn so much about life, joy, mischief and art through him,” she “I see your messages, your stories that you share, and all I can say is thank you. So I’m trying to be with both today,” she continued.

Video of the special serenade was posted to Instagram by Willis' ex-wife Demi Moore and shows his daughters and wife Emma Heming Willis hitting the high ...

She said she began the day crying, but noted she has to be strong for her daughters and husband. Part of her caption read, “He is pure love. He is loved. Love you and love our family. Willis and Moore share adult daughters Rumer, 34, Scout, 31, and Tallulah Willis, 29. [posted an emotional Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp-rDR0p_GR/) reel about how she is [feeling grief and sadness](https://pagesix.com/2023/03/19/bruce-willis-family-feeling-sadness-on-1st-birthday-since-dementia-diagnosis/) on the actor’s first birthday since the dementia diagnosis.

Emma Heming has made it a point to document her journey as Bruce Willis' caregiver and said in the caption of Sunday's post that the messages of support ...

As Bruce Willis celebrated his 68th birthday Sunday, the actor's family and loved ones, including wife Emma Heming and ex-wife, actress Demi Moore, ...

Emma Heming has made it a point to document her journey as Bruce Willis' caregiver and said in the caption of Sunday's post that the messages of support ...

The Hollywood star, who has retired from acting, suffers from frontotemporal dementia and seemed in good spirits for his birthday.

"They may behave inappropriately in social or work settings, and have trouble communicating with others, or relating to loved ones." It was the first time Willis has been seen since revealing his diagnosis and he smiled as he also sang along with his family. wrote one person in the comments. Love you and love our family. His family said it decided to announce his progression to FTD because Willis "always believed in using his voice in the world to help others." What happened there?"

Demi Moore has shared a touching message dedicated to her ex-husband Bruce Willis on his first birthday since being diagnosed with dementia.

“But I do have times of sadness every day, grief every day and I’m really feeling it today on his birthday.” Earlier in the day, Heming Willis posted a candid message about caring for someone living with dementia, saying she was feeling grief and sadness. Thank you to everyone for the love and warm wishes — we all feel them.” [Rumer](https://cnn.com/2022/12/21/entertainment/rumer-willis-pregnant/index.html), Scout and [Tallulah](https://cnn.com/2020/05/12/entertainment/tallulah-willis-demi-moore-estranged/index.html). “Love you and love our family. [Demi Moore](https://cnn.com/2023/01/31/entertainment/ashton-kutcher-demi-moore-divorce/index.html) has shared a touching message dedicated to her ex-husband [Bruce Willis](https://cnn.com/2023/03/19/entertainment/bruce-willis-birthday-emma-heming/index.html) on his first birthday since being diagnosed with dementia.

Demi Moore celebrated her ex-husband Bruce Willis' 68th birthday with their kids, one month after revealing his frontotemporal dementia diagnosis.

“Today there are no treatments for the disease, a reality that we hope can change in the years ahead.” Love you and love our family.” [pleaded with paparazzi](https://pagesix.com/2023/03/06/bruce-willis-wife-pleads-with-paparazzi-after-diagnosis/) to give him “space” in multiple [Instagram videos](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CpX_DYdJuXb/). The “St. [share her “sadness,”](https://pagesix.com/2023/03/19/bruce-willis-family-feeling-sadness-on-1st-birthday-since-dementia-diagnosis/) telling her followers that she “started the morning by crying.” “So glad we could celebrate you today.

'The enormity of love and the humanness of grief.'

[Emma Hemming Willis](https://www.instagram.com/emmahemingwillis/), his current wife, and his daughters to mark the milestone, singing “Happy Birthday” as Willis whooped it up and blew out the candles. [Demi Moore](https://www.instagram.com/demimoore/) shared a video of the Jersey actor’s bittersweet birthday celebration on Instagram. [Bruce Willis](https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/03/bruce-willis-is-leaving-acting-after-aphasia-diagnosis.html) marked the big 6-8 surrounded by family and warm wishes.

Emma Heming Willis, the wife of actor Bruce Willis, has spoken about the "grief and sadness" she feels over her husband's dementia, as they celebrated his ...

Love you and love our family. But I do have times of sadness every day, grief every day and I'm really feeling it today on his birthday." To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. Moore said: "So glad we could celebrate you today. I don't know how you do it'," she said. You may want to read "I'm not given a choice. There is no cure or intervention that can slow down the progress, so his symptoms will continue to worsen. [Meta’s Instagram cookie policy, external](https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policies/cookies/) and [privacy policy, external](https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy) before accepting. She is going public with her experiences, she said, as the "silver lining or flip side" is that she and the family are appreciative of the "warmth and love" of fans. [giving up acting](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-60934576) as the condition was affecting his cognitive abilities.

Bruce Willis' family showed him love at a birthday party, as seen in a video shared by ex Demi Moore. Wife Emma Heming Willis and his daughters are in the ...

Along with Rumer, who will give birth to his first grandchild, Willis and Moore share Tallulah, 29, and Scout, 31, who also [posted the video](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp_T3RpATU7/) of the birthday party on her Instagram page. Last month, the family said he had been [diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia](https://www.today.com/health/disease/bruce-willis-frontotemporal-dementia-diagnosis-rcna71085), a less common [type of dementia](https://www.today.com/health/frontotemporal-dementia-symptoms-bruce-willis-disease-rcna71162) that impacts the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. Grief is a price I’ll always pay to know what it is to feel such love.” We then see Moore is taking the video as she turns the camera on herself for a moment to give a wide shot of the bash. Willis then blows the candles out on what looks like birthday pie, prompting ecstatic whoops of joy and clapping from other people. Thank you to everyone for the love and warm wishes — we all feel them.”

'I do have times of sadness ... and I'm really feeling it today on his birthday,' Emma Heming Willis said of her ailing husband, Bruce Willis.

“So glad we could celebrate you today,” actor Moore captioned the clip. Because I know how much you love my husband, and — don’t cry, Emma — it means so much to me. “Even just to get a cup of coffee.” Earlier this month, she uploaded a video begging the paparazzi to “Love you and love our family. I wish I was.” “I have started the morning by crying, as you can see by my swollen eyes and snotty nose. I don’t know how you do it.’ I’m not given a choice. [posted a video](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cp_R789g_LD/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link) of the fam singing “Happy Birthday” to Willis and cheering as he blew out the candles on his birthday pie. of Frontotemporal Degeneration. I think it’s important that you see all sides of this. [Instagram clip](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp-rDR0p_GR/), Heming Willis revealed her secret to staying “so strong” after her husband was [diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-02-16/bruce-willis-frontotemporal-dementia-aphasia): She’s “not given a choice.” Willis’ family [shared in February](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-02-16/bruce-willis-frontotemporal-dementia-aphasia) that the “Die Hard” star’s condition had “progressed” since he was initially diagnosed with aphasia.

"Happy birthday, BW! So glad we could celebrate you today," actor Demi Moore, who was married to Bruce Willis to from 1987-2000, wrote in a Tweet ...

Your connection helps me and I hope it helps you in a small way to know that I see you and I deeply understand your journey as well.” “I see your messages, your stories that you share, and all I can say is thank you. “Today is one of those days of feeling grief and sadness. Thank you to everyone for the love and warm wishes – we all feel them,” Moore Love you and love our family. [Tweeted a video](https://twitter.com/justdemi/status/1637617142655774721?s=20) of Willis and his family singing “Happy Birthday” to the “Die Hard” star.

"Die Hard" star Bruce Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia last month.

](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/emma-heming-celebrates-bruce-willis-birthday-emotional-tribute-following-dementia-diagnosis) [announced she's pregnant](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/rumer-willis-pregnant-expecting-baby-with-boyfriend-derek-richard-thomas) with her first child. (Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic) [I'm not given a choice](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bruce-willis-wife-fights-back-against-haters-claiming-using-his-dementia-famous). (Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for goop) [BRUCE WILLIS' DEMENTIA BATTLE: ICONIC STAR'S JOURNEY FROM ACTION HERO TO FAMILY MAN](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bruce-willis-dementia-battle-iconic-star-journey-action-hero-family-man) In March 2022, the family announced Willis would be retiring from acting after receiving an aphasia diagnosis. We know in our hearts that — if he could today — he would want to respond by bringing global attention and a connectedness with those who are also dealing with this debilitating disease and how it impacts so many individuals and their families." Today there are no treatments for the disease, a reality that we hope can change in the years ahead," the release said. "Many possible symptoms can result, including unusual behaviors, emotional problems, trouble communicating, difficulty with work, or difficulty with walking." "So I worked on this reel that I'm posting for my husband's birthday. and I'm really feeling it today on his birthday."

Demi Moore shared the video of Wills' 68th birthday on Instagram as the blended family celebrates the actor. The video is captioned, “Happy birthday, BW! So ...

FTD is typically diagnosed in people in their 40s through 60s, the [Alzheimer’s Association](https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/what-is-dementia/types-of-dementia/frontotemporal-dementia) said. The video is captioned, “Happy birthday, BW!

Demi Moore has shared a touching message dedicated to her ex-husband Bruce Willis on his first birthday since being diagnosed with dementia.

Demi Moore, Willis' ex-wife, shared a video of their family celebrating the actor.

Earlier this month, Emma Heming Willis [pleaded with paparazzi ](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bruce-willis-wife-emma-heming-frontotemporal-dementia-paparazzi/)to give the actor "space" and to not yell at him when he's public. [last month ](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bruce-willis-diagnosed-frontotemporal-dementia-family-says/)he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, which could bring on "challenges with communication," according to the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration. It came almost a year after Willis [stepped away from his acting career](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bruce-willis-aphasia-acting-career-stepping-away/) because of an aphasia diagnosis.

In Four Rooms, Quentin Tarantino starred and directed a segment and asked his friend Bruce Willis to appear uncredited.

While Willis does not appear in Tarantino's portion of the Grindhouse double-feature, [Death Proof](https://collider.com/tag/death-proof/), Tarantino did produce the double-feature. The last official collaboration between Willis and Tarantino was the 2007 double-feature combo movie, [Grindhouse](https://collider.com/tag/grindhouse/), their combined [ode to low-budget grindhouse cinema](http://collider.com/grindhouse-15-years-later-death-proof-planet-terror/). [Lili Taylor](https://collider.com/tag/lili-taylor/), and Alicia Witt portraying a coven of witches. It is Leo who helps explain that Chester and his friend Norman (Paul Calderon) are looking to re-enact the bet from Alfred Hitchcock Presents' "The Man From The South," with Peter Lorre and [Steve McQueen](https://collider.com/tag/steve-mcqueen/). [Tim Roth](https://collider.com/tag/tim-roth/)), comes into the room, Leo is having an argument with his wife on the phone, who appears upset that Leo is not going to make it home on New Year's Eve, since he was out celebrating with Chester over the success of his movie "The Wacky Detective." The film was released shortly after Rodriguez and Banderas' film, Desperado, was released in theaters and became a hit. Chester is the main center of attention in the segment as he rants and raves to Ted. Apparently, Willis wanted to portray the role of Vincent Vega, [but Tarantino had already promised that role to John Travolta](http://collider.com/john-travolta-pulp-fiction/). There are quite a few memorable appearances by notable talents throughout Four Rooms, such as [Madonna](https://collider.com/tag/madonna/) in "The Secret Ingredient" and [Antonio Banderas](https://collider.com/tag/antonio-banderas/) in "The Misbehavors," but Bruce Willis was probably the biggest star to appear in the film. Tarantino had just released [Pulp Fiction](https://collider.com/tag/pulp-fiction/), which made a staggering [$200 million worldwide off of an $8 million budget](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Pulp-Fiction). [Quentin Tarantino](https://collider.com/tag/quentin-tarantino/) worked on a bit of a film oddity. In the case of Four Rooms, Tarantino partnered with some of his other filmmaker buddies, Alexandre Rockwell, Allison Anders, and [Robert Rodriguez](https://collider.com/tag/robert-rodriguez/) for this interesting, cameo-laden oddball adventure.

Best Bruce Willis Music Moments, from his soundtrack contributions to his hit album from the '80s.

(Over the course of the film, the two thieves duet on Bing Crosby’s “Swinging On a Star” and Paul Anka’s “Side By Side,” both of which were featured on the film’s official soundtrack.) Plus, Willis and Robert Kraft penned not only the movie’s story, but its Dr. Willis has hosted Saturday Night Live twice over the course of his career — once in Sept. “Hey man, don’t forget my rawhide!” One of the most delightful credits in Willis’ decades-long filmography is his turn as the voice of Spike, the Pickles family’s trusty dog, in the 2003 big-screen adventure Rugrats Go Wild. The album was also accompanied by an HBO mockumentary of the same name, in which Willis leans fully into his blues alter-ego Bruno Radolini. The moment was made all the more precious by the fact that Willis is battling frontotemporal dementia, a progression from his earlier diagnosis of aphasia. His co-star Cybill Shepherd also performed on a pair tracks on the album: the late ’40s jazz tune “I Told Ya I Love Ya, Now Get Out!” and Rodgers and Hart’s 1934 ballad “Blue Moon.”

Bruce Willis is seen on camera for the first time since his family announced his frontotemporal dementia diagnosis.

"But it means so much to me, so thank you." "My birthday wish for Bruce is that you continue to keep him in your prayers and highest vibrations because his sensitive Pisces soul will feel it," Heming Willis wrote. He is so loved. Love you and love our family. I don't know how you do it.' I'm not given a choice. I wish I was, but I'm also raising two kids in this," the 44-year-old explained.

Last year, the family of Bruce Willis announced he'd been diagnosed with aphasia, which is the loss of the ability to understand or express language.

Roubleau said intensive speech therapy can help someone with the language or aphasia variant retain language for a longer amount of time. "It also affects the temporal lobes. "So, you’ll see less brain volume on the sides where the temporal lobes are and on the front where the frontal lobes are." Roubleau explained about the progression of FTD. "You can imagine, if someone says something to you, asks you a question, a person with aphasia, they can’t receive that information and make sense of it," he said. "If you look at a brain, you’ll see space, more space than you should, in the front and on the side," explained Dr.

A neuroscientist reviews how FTD differs from more common forms of dementia with little initial impact on a patient's broader memory and associated ...

To this casual observer, Bruce Willis was an almost invincible force, vigorous, vital, one of the "immortals. What's especially tragic for performers like Willis is the loss of the verbal fluency required for delivering one's lines. We tend to characterize dementia as the erosion of memory, but FTD is more characterized by the loss of control over emotions and other cognitive functions.