Bruce Willis Now Diagnosed with Dementia.

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Anonymous wrote:This is sad, but he’s 67, it’s not like he’s 47.

Agree

67 is when many retire, life is not over.

It’s supposed to be the golden years.

Thanks to advances in medicine and education we have reached that point where 67 is no longer considered old! That is young! I consider that to be the point in time where I retire, travel and spend time with my grandchildren should I be so lucky to be blessed in that way.

67 is not old....

Sorry, but it is old. Male life expectancy is 73.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is sad, but he’s 67, it’s not like he’s 47.

Agree

67 is when many retire, life is not over.

It’s supposed to be the golden years.

Thanks to advances in medicine and education we have reached that point where 67 is no longer considered old! That is young! I consider that to be the point in time where I retire, travel and spend time with my grandchildren should I be so lucky to be blessed in that way.

67 is not old....

Sorry, but it is old. Male life expectancy is 73.

It all depends on how close you are to that age. Sure. If you are 18 that seems old but most people enjoy life longer

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Anonymous wrote:“Friends and family of Bruce Willis believe that a head injury he suffered on the set of the 2002 action movie Tears of the Sun could be the cause of the debilitating brain disease that has ended his career, but a special effects worker on the movie denied the claim.”

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10674551/amp/Bruce-Willis-friends-fear-aphasia-linked-injuries-hit-head-set-2002.html

I don't have a huge amount of trust in the Daily Mail, but I hope the family doesn't go down this road. That was 20 years ago. How could you possibly tell at this point?

This is sad, but sometimes 65+ year olds get dementia way before their time.

My SIL is a stroke specialist and we talked about his initial diagnosis when it was first announced; she suggested she wouldn't find it surprising if it was as a result of his action oriented career and potential head injuries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is sad, but he’s 67, it’s not like he’s 47.

Agree

67 is when many retire, life is not over.

It’s supposed to be the golden years.

Thanks to advances in medicine and education we have reached that point where 67 is no longer considered old! That is young! I consider that to be the point in time where I retire, travel and spend time with my grandchildren should I be so lucky to be blessed in that way.

67 is not old....

I’m sorry 67 is not young.

[Anonymous]

Can everyone under 40 please stop weighing in on what age is old/young?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Friends and family of Bruce Willis believe that a head injury he suffered on the set of the 2002 action movie Tears of the Sun could be the cause of the debilitating brain disease that has ended his career, but a special effects worker on the movie denied the claim.”

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10674551/amp/Bruce-Willis-friends-fear-aphasia-linked-injuries-hit-head-set-2002.html

I don't have a huge amount of trust in the Daily Mail, but I hope the family doesn't go down this road. That was 20 years ago. How could you possibly tell at this point?

This is sad, but sometimes 65+ year olds get dementia way before their time.

+1

MIL definitely had it in her 60's, when I met her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is sad, but he’s 67, it’s not like he’s 47.

Agree

67 is when many retire, life is not over.

It’s supposed to be the golden years.

Thanks to advances in medicine and education we have reached that point where 67 is no longer considered old! That is young! I consider that to be the point in time where I retire, travel and spend time with my grandchildren should I be so lucky to be blessed in that way.

67 is not old....

Sorry, but it is old. Male life expectancy is 73.

It’s not 73 for a 67-year-old.

[Anonymous]

It’s been my experience as a person with dementia and Parkinsonism in the family that they don’t really have a good way to find out the specific diagnosis for the things that don’t have kind of obvious hallmarks, so a lot of times you don’t really get a proper diagnosis until far along if at all.

Like for Parkinsonism, people are familiar with the physical symptoms of regular Parkinson’s but a lot of people don’t know there’s a group of related diseases that look quite different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm glad someone finally blew the whistle that he wasn't acting anymore. That he didn't even know where he was and they were feeding him lines to say. That seems to have gone on for far too long.

I understand that he undertook that himself before his condition progressed as he wanted to leave as much money as possible for his children. He has a young family I think.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can everyone under 40 please stop weighing in on what age is old/young?

I'm not under 40. I'm almost 50. This is a perfect example of why you should not have kids when you are 57 and 59 years old. It's not fair to his poor kids who are never really going to know their father.

[Anonymous]

He’s still gorgeous. Sad for them all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm glad someone finally blew the whistle that he wasn't acting anymore. That he didn't even know where he was and they were feeding him lines to say. That seems to have gone on for far too long.

I understand that he undertook that himself before his condition progressed as he wanted to leave as much money as possible for his children. He has a young family I think.

Yes, this was discussed extensively in the earlier thread when the news came out that he had aphasia. He has two young daughters with his second wife.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm glad someone finally blew the whistle that he wasn't acting anymore. That he didn't even know where he was and they were feeding him lines to say. That seems to have gone on for far too long.

I understand that he undertook that himself before his condition progressed as he wanted to leave as much money as possible for his children. He has a young family I think.

I don't believe that. Sounds like he couldn't even consent to work or to what was being done to him. His net worth is in the hundreds of millions. How much more money does his (second) wife and their children need? Seemed pretty clear that he had some type of dementia back when this all came out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Friends and family of Bruce Willis believe that a head injury he suffered on the set of the 2002 action movie Tears of the Sun could be the cause of the debilitating brain disease that has ended his career, but a special effects worker on the movie denied the claim.”

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10674551/amp/Bruce-Willis-friends-fear-aphasia-linked-injuries-hit-head-set-2002.html

I don't have a huge amount of trust in the Daily Mail, but I hope the family doesn't go down this road. That was 20 years ago. How could you possibly tell at this point?

This is sad, but sometimes 65+ year olds get dementia way before their time.

My SIL is a stroke specialist and we talked about his initial diagnosis when it was first announced; she suggested she wouldn't find it surprising if it was as a result of his action oriented career and potential head injuries.

No one's disputing that, PP. But from there to hard evidence, it's a bridge too far and will be for the foreseeable future. Don't think football players and all kinds of other athletes haven't tried! The science is not there yet, that's all. As a scientist, I deplore that fact.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm glad someone finally blew the whistle that he wasn't acting anymore. That he didn't even know where he was and they were feeding him lines to say. That seems to have gone on for far too long.

I understand that he undertook that himself before his condition progressed as he wanted to leave as much money as possible for his children. He has a young family I think.

I don't believe that. Sounds like he couldn't even consent to work or to what was being done to him. His net worth is in the hundreds of millions. How much more money does his (second) wife and their children need? Seemed pretty clear that he had some type of dementia back when this all came out.

PP again. There were rumors for years. Here's just one article (tried to pick a respectable source)

Concerns about Bruce Willis’ declining cognitive state swirled around sets in recent years
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-03-30/bruce-willis-aphasia-memory-loss-cognitive-disorder

"Burns was one of a handful of people who knew Willis was struggling with his memory, but he said he was unaware of the severity of the actor’s condition until June 2020, when he was directing his first film, “Out of Death.” It was among 22 films Willis did in four years." A lot of people were making a lot of money off of him for years, even as he condition deteriorated. Very sad.