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Toronto Sun
5 days ago
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- Toronto Sun
Bruce Willis' daughter, wife detail heartbreaking Father's Day
'I will be grateful for every moment I have with you' Get the latest from Mark Daniell straight to your inbox Rumer Willis posted a heartfelt Father's Day message to her dad Bruce. Photo by Rumer Willis / Instagram Rumer Willis is opening up on how her relationship with her dad Bruce Willis has changed following his dementia diagnosis. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account In a message shared on Father's Day, Rumer reflected on their unbreakable bond together. 'Today is hard,' Rumer wrote in a caption that was accompanied by photos of herself and her dad throughout the years. 'I feel a deep ache in my chest to talk to you and tell you everything I'm doing and what's going on in my life. To hug you and ask you about life and your stories and struggles and successes.' She continued by adding that she wished she had asked him ' more questions while you could still tell me about it all.' 'But I know you wouldn't want me to be sad today so I'll try to just be grateful reminding myself how lucky I am that you're my dad and that you're still with me and I can still hold you and hug you and kiss your cheek and rub your head (and) I can tell you stories,' she wrote. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Rumer also spoke lovingly about being able to watch her dad's eyes 'light up' when he sees his granddaughter. 'I will be grateful for every moment I have with you,' she concluded. 'I love you so much dad happy Father's Day. Sending love to all those who are in the boat with me or have lost their fathers, to the single moms who are the dads too, to my future baby daddy ❤️.' Bruce's wife Emma Heming Willis also shared a Father's Day message of her own in which she offered her support 'to all the dads living with disability or disease, showing up in the ways they can and to the children who show up for them.' 'What Bruce teaches our girls goes far beyond words,' Emma wrote on Instagram. 'Resilience, unconditional love, and the quiet strength in simply being present… Love deepens. It adapts. It stays, even when everything else changes. But to be fair to myself, these symbolic days stir up a lot. I'm profoundly sad today. I wish, with every cell in my body, that things could be different for him and lighter for our family. As they say in our FTD community, 'It is what it is.' And while that might sound dismissive, to me, it's not. It grounds me. It helps me return to the acceptance of what is and not fight this every step of the way like I used to.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. After an acting career that stretched back more than 40 years, Willis' family announced he was retiring following his diagnosis with aphasia in March 2022 . The following year, his loved ones revealed that he was suffering from a type of dementia known as frontotemporal dementia. 'FTD is a cruel disease that many of us have never heard of and can strike anyone,' the Die Hard star's family wrote in a statement on the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration website at the time. Speaking at the Women's Alzheimer's Movement Forum last month, Emma recounted how the future the two of them had dreamed of together 'vanished' when her husband's diagnosis was confirmed. 'On the day Bruce got his diagnosis, we left the doctor's office with a pamphlet and a hollow goodbye. No plan, no guidance, no hope, just shock,' she said, according to PEOPLE . This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'The future we imagined simply vanished, and I was left trying to hold my family together, raise our two young daughters, and care for the man I love while navigating a disease I barely understood.' Emma said she felt 'lost, isolated and scared.' 'What I needed in that moment at that appointment wasn't just medical information. I needed someone to look me in the eye and say, 'This feels impossible right now, but you will find your footing. You will survive this and you will grow because of it,'' she told the audience. In the wake of her husband's illness, Emma has become a vocal advocate for raising awareness on dementia and families and caregivers struggling to cope with their new way of life. Later this year she will release a new book, The Unexpected Journey , which she wrote to help families going through similar struggles. 'I really wrote the book that I wish someone had handed me the day we got our diagnosis with no hope, no direction … not much,' the 46-year-old former model shared on Instagram when she announced the book back in April. 'Today, life looks different for me and our family.' mdaniell@ Read More Toronto Maple Leafs Columnists Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto & GTA Canada
Daily Mirror
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Bruce Willis dementia update as daughter Rumer says 'I have a pain in my heart'
Die Hard star Bruce Willis' daughter, Rumer, paid tribute to her dad on Father's Day following his heartbreaking dementia diagnosis in 2023, which left his legion of loyal fans in shock Bruce Willis' eldest daughter, Rumer, admitted she had a 'deep ache in her chest' as she paid tribute to her dad on Father's Day. The Die Hard star, 70, is being cared for by his family after his devastating dementia diagnosis in February 2023, which left his legion of loyal fans in shock. Rumer often posts snaps of her dad, who she adores, on Instagram, and on Sunday told Bruce she felt "lucky" that he was her father. However, sharing a montage of photos of the pair, including a recent black and white image in which she hugs the actor tightly, she admitted she wished she'd asked the star "more questions" about his "successes and struggles" while she could. Captioning the post, she wrote: "Today is hard, I feel a deep ache in my chest to talk to you and tell you everything I'm doing and what's going on in my life. To hug you and ask you about life and your stories and struggles and successes. I wish I asked you more questions while you could still tell me about it all." Rumer continued: "But I know you wouldn't want me to be sad today so I'll try to just be grateful reminding myself how lucky I am that you're my dad and that you're still with me and I can still hold you and hug you and kiss your cheek and rub your head I can tell you stories." Revealing Bruce's close bond with her daughter, Louetta, the mum-of-one concluded: "I can watch the way your eyes light up when you see Louetta I will be grateful for every moment I have with you. I love you so much dad, happy Father's Day. Sending love to all those who are in the boat with me or have lost their fathers." Hollywood A-lister, Bruce, is known for his iconic action-packed roles in movies such as Die Hard, Red and Glass. However, the star's life is very different now after stepping away from the spotlight. Towards the end of his career, he was due to star in one of his last action roles, Out Of Death. The star had a huge part in the film, however it was suddenly made smaller, with director, Mike Burns, writing in an email to the screenwriter: "We need to abbreviate his dialogue a bit so that there are no monologues, etc." We now know Bruce had been diagnosed with aphasia, with the then 67-year-old's family later revealing the star would be retiring from acting. The cognitive disorder affects a person's ability to speak, understand, read and write. The following year, in February 2023, it was confirmed that Bruce's condition had progressed and that he had a definitive diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia, aka FTD. FTD is a progressive brain disease, which causes parts of the brain to stop working and deteriorate over time. Depending on where it starts in the brain, the condition affects behaviour as well as the ability to speak and understand others. In an October 2024 interview with Town & Country, Bruce's wife, Emma Heming Willis, revealed that her husband's language had changed. However, the actor had a childhood stutter and Emma initially assumed the sudden changes in his speech were to do with that. 'As his language started changing, it (seemed like it) was just a part of a stutter, it was just Bruce. Never in a million years would I think it would be a form of dementia for someone so young,' she said. Adding that she didn't know if Bruce was aware of his condition or not, Emma, who recently posted a video supporting National Caregivers Day, said: 'I say that FTD whispers, it doesn't shout. It's hard for me to say, 'This is where Bruce ended, and this is where his disease started to take over''. Meanwhile, Bruce's youngest daughter Talullah heartbreakingly revealed that her dad finds it so difficult to communicate, she knew he would never be able to make a Father of the Bride speech at her wedding. Opening up about the painful revelation, Tallulah said the family initially thought Bruce's behaviour was down to hearing loss from all the explosions on the set of Die Hard before telling Vogue magazine: 'Later that unresponsiveness broadened, and I sometimes took it personally. He had had two babies with my stepmother, Emma Heming Willis, and I thought he'd lost interest in me." Tallulah finally realised her father's health was declining when she was at a wedding and the father of the bride gave a heartfelt speech. She shared: "Suddenly I realised that I would never get that moment, my dad speaking about me in adulthood at my wedding. It was devastating,' she recalled. 'I left the dinner table, stepped outside, and wept in the bushes.'
Express Tribune
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Rumer Willis shares emotional Father's Day message amid Bruce Willis' dementia battle
Rumer Willis, the eldest daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, marked Father's Day with a heartfelt post reflecting on her father's ongoing battle with frontotemporal dementia. Bruce retired from acting in 2022 following an aphasia diagnosis, with the family later revealing the more specific dementia diagnosis in 2023. At the time, they described the clarity of the diagnosis as both painful and a relief. On Instagram, Rumer shared her emotional thoughts: 'Today is hard, I feel a deep ache in my chest to talk to you and tell you everything I'm doing and what's going on in my life.' She expressed longing for conversations and memories they can no longer share, adding, 'I wish I asked you more questions while you could still tell me about it all.' Despite her sadness, she noted Bruce wouldn't want her to feel down, and said she's grateful for the time they still have together. Joining Rumer in marking the occasion, Bruce's wife Emma Heming Willis shared her own message of support. She acknowledged the complexity of such symbolic days, writing: 'I'm profoundly sad today. I wish, with every cell in my body, that things could be different for him and lighter for our family.' She praised Bruce's strength and the life lessons he continues to pass on to their daughters, adding, 'What Bruce teaches our girls goes far beyond words — resilience, unconditional love, and the quiet strength in simply being present.' Despite the challenges, the family remains united in love and support, most recently coming together in March to celebrate Bruce's 70th birthday with rare photos and tributes shared on social media.
New York Post
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Bruce Willis' daughter Rumer gives update on his dementia battle with devastating Father's Day message
Daddy's girl. Rumer Willis shared an emotional tribute to her dad Bruce Willis on Father's Day amidst his dementia battle. 'Today is hard, I feel a deep ache in my chest to talk to you and tell you everything I'm doing and what's going on in my life,' Rumer, 36, wrote on Instagram Sunday alongside photos of the father-daughter duo. 10 Rumer and Bruce Willis. Instagram/@rumerwillis 10 A throwback photo of Bruce Willis with his daughter Rumer. Instagram/@rumerwillis 'To hug you and ask you about life and your stories and struggles and successes,' Rumer continued. 'I wish I asked you more questions while you could still tell me about it all. But I know you wouldn't want me to be sad today so I'll try to just be grateful reminding myself how lucky I am that you're my dad and that you're still with me and I can still hold you and hug you and kiss your cheek and rub your head I can tell you stories.' The 'Dancing with the Stars' winner said that despite Bruce's health battle, she still gets to witness his 'eyes light up' when he sees her 2-year-old daughter, Louetta. 10 Rumer and Bruce Willis. Instagram/@rumerwillis 10 Bruce Willis has five daughters. Instagram/@rumerwillis 'I will be grateful for every moment I have with you,' Rumer said. 'I love you so much dad happy Father's Day. Sending love to all those who are in the boat with me or have lost their fathers, to the single moms who are the dads too, to my future baby daddy…❤️.' Rumer's post also included a picture of the 'Die Hard' actor with his granddaughter, whom Rumer welcomed in 2023 with her ex, Derek Richard Thomas. 10 Bruce Willis with his granddaughter. Instagram/@rumerwillis Bruce shares Rumer, as well as daughters Tallulah Willis, 31, and Scout Willis, 33, with his ex-wife Demi Moore. He's also dad to daughters Mabel, 12, and Evelyn, 10, whom he shares with wife Emma Heming. Heming, 46, penned her own heartbreaking tribute to Bruce on Father's Day with a picture of her hugging the 'Pulp Fiction' star. 10 Rumer Willis, Demi Moore, Bruce Willis, Scout Willis, Emma Heming Willis and Tallulah Willis. Getty Images for goop 10 Rumer Willis, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore and Tallulah Belle Willis attend the afterparty for the Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis in 2018. Getty Images For Comedy Central 'Happy Father's Day to all the dads living with disability or disease, showing up in the ways they can and to the children who show up for them,' Heming wrote. 'What Bruce teaches our girls goes far beyond words. Resilience, unconditional love, and the quiet strength in simply being present. 'This photo says so much,' Heming continued. 'Love deepens. It adapts. It stays, even when everything else changes. But to be fair to myself, these symbolic days stir up a lot.' 10 Bruce Willis and Emma Heming Willis. emmahemmingwillis/Instagram The author admitted that she's 'profoundly sad today' and said she wishes 'that things could be different for him and lighter for our family.' 'As they say in our FTD community, 'It is what it is,'' Heming wrote. 'And while that might sound dismissive, to me, it's not. It grounds me. It helps me return to the acceptance of what is and not fight this every step of the way like I used to.' 'Today, let's celebrate the badass dads, those who are here, and those we carry with us 💙 Onward,' Heming concluded. 10 Emma Heming, Rumer Willis, Tallulah Willis, Bruce Willis and Scout Willis at the Bruce Willis roast in July 2018. Getty Images For Comedy Central Bruce's family first announced his diagnosis with frontotemporal dementia, which can cause communication difficulties, in 2023. Heming, who tied the knot with Bruce in 2009, has remained by the retired actor's side since his health diagnosis. 10 Bruce Willis and Emma Heming Willis at the 'Glass' premiere in New York in 2019. WireImage The Make Time Wellness founder appeared on 'Today' in 2023 and told then co-anchor Hoda Kotb that her husband may or may not know what was happening. 'It's hard to know,' Emma said through tears. 'It's hard to know.' Rumer, for her part, exclusively told The Post last year that while it was 'scary' to reveal Bruce's diagnosis, the family is grateful for all the support they've received. 'I just have such deep gratitude for the love that comes our way,' she said.
Metro
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Bruce Willis' daughter shares update on his dementia in heartbreaking post
Bruce Willis' eldest daughter Rumer has said she 'feels a deep ache in my chest' when paying tribute to him. In 2023, the Die Hard actor's family announced that he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a year after he retired from Hollywood. In the two years since his loved ones – including ex-wife Demi Moore and their three daughters – have shared updates on his condition, also advocating for more awareness of the neurodegenerative condition. Over the weekend Rumer, 36, reflected on their current relationship in an heartbreaking Father's Day post. 'Today is hard, I feel a deep ache in my chest to talk to you and tell you everything I'm doing and what's going on in my life,' she began the post, which included a series of photos of them together over the years. 'To hug you and ask you about life and your stories and struggles and successes. I wish I asked you more questions while you could still tell me about it all. But I know you wouldn't want me to be sad today so I'll try to just be grateful reminding myself how lucky I am that you're my dad and that you're still with me and I can still hold you and hug you and kiss your cheek and rub your head I can tell you stories. 'I can watch the way your eyes light up when you see Louetta (her daughter with ex Derek Richard Thomas). I will be grateful for every moment I have with you. I love you so much dad happy Father's Day. Sending love to all those who are in the boat with me or have lost their fathers, to the single moms who are the dads too, to my future baby daddy…❤️' Bruce also shares daughters Scout LaRue Willis, 33, and Tallulah Belle Willis, 31, with Demi, 62. He is now married to Emma Heming Willis, 46, with whom he shares daughters Mabel Ray Willis, 13, and Evelyn Penn Willis, 11. On Sunday Emma also shared an emotional post, writing about fathers 'living with disability or disease'. 'Happy Father's Day to all the dads living with disability or disease, showing up in the ways they can and to the children who show up for them,' she captioned the post, which was accompanied by a photo of him hugging one of their daughters. More Trending 'I'm profoundly sad today. I wish, with every cell in my body, that things could be different for him and lighter for our family,' she continued. 'As they say in our FTD community, 'It is what it is'. And while that might sound dismissive, to me, it's not. It grounds me. It helps me return to the acceptance of what is and not fight this every step of the way like I used to.' Commonly called FTD, the disease Bruce has been diagnosed with is the most common form of dementia for people under the age of 60. It has no treatment or cure. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Caitlyn Jenner flees Israel after being caught up in missile attacks MORE: Justin Bieber breaks off friendship in worrying texts about 'trauma' MORE: G Flip reveals explicit queer terms they had to teach wife Chrishell Stause
