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This Thanksgiving, the Willis family had a lot to be thankful for—and they made sure to show it.
On Thursday, November 28, Bruce Willis’ daughters, Tallulah and Scout, shared a touching Instagram post that featured their dad holding a thoughtful gift labeled “Best Dad Ever.”
The caption was simple yet heartfelt, saying: “Grateful.”
Highlights
- Bruce Willis was seen with his daughters in a heartfelt Thanksgiving Instagram post.
- The actor was pictured holding a thoughtful gift labeled “Best Dad Ever.”
- The Hollywood icon, who was married to fellow star Demi Moore for 13 years, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
- In a candid interview, Bruce’s current wife, Emma Heming Willis, opened up about navigating life post-diagnosis and balancing grief with joy.
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Bruce Willis’ daughters, Tallulah and Scout, shared a heartfelt Instagram post with the caption: “Grateful”
Image credits: Demi Moore
Image credits: Demi Moore
Bruce, best known as the Die Hard action star, is a proud father of five daughters: Rumer, 36, Scout, 33, and Tallulah, 30, whom he shares with ex-wife Demi Moore, as well as Mabel, 12, and Evelyn, 10, with wife Emma Heming Willis.
The family’s bond remains unwavering despite the Hollywood star’s ongoing battle with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a condition first revealed in 2023 after the family initially shared his aphasia diagnosis in 2022.
The action-movie legend held a gift that read “Best Dad Ever” while spending Thanksgiving with his family
Image credits: Tallulah Willis
Image credits: Tallulah Willis
FTD can affect language skills, behavior patterns, and movement, and Bruce is believed to be one of an estimated 60,000 people living with the disease in the U.S. There is currently no cure for the disease.
Earlier this week, Tallulah took a nostalgic trip down memory lane, posting photos with Bruce and Demi from Rumer’s 30th birthday. “I love this photo of me and my parents!!! How cute!!” she wrote, showcasing the family’s enduring closeness.
The Hollywood icon, who was married to fellow star Demi Moore for 13 years, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD)
Image credits: Demi Moore
Image credits: Demi Moore
She spoke about her father’s illness in an interview this year and said the actor is “stable,” but there are “painful days.”
“He’s doing stable, which in this situation is good. And it’s hard; there’s painful days – but there’s so much love,” she told Today in a September interview.
“And it’s really shown me to not take any moment for granted and I really do think that we’d be best friends,” she added. “I really do think that he is very proud of me.”
In a candid interview, Bruce’s current wife, Emma Heming Willis, opened up about navigating life post-diagnosis and balancing grief with joy
Image credits: Emma Heming Willis
Image credits: Emma Heming Willis
Emma, who tied the knot with Bruce in March 2009, recently spoke about how their life has changed since her husband’s diagnosis.
“Today I’m much better than I was when we first received the FTD diagnosis. I’m not saying it’s any easier, but I’ve had to get used to what’s happening so that I can be grounded in what is, so that I can support our children,” she told Town & Country Magazine in October.
“I’m trying to find that balance between the grief and the sadness that I feel, which can just crack open at any given moment, and finding joy,” she added.
“I’m trying to find that balance between the grief and the sadness that I feel, which can just crack open at any given moment, and finding joy,” Emma said
Image credits: Demi Moore
Image credits: Demi Moore
She said she never tried to “sugarcoat anything” for her daughters and remains open with them about their father’s condition.
“They’ve grown up with Bruce declining over the years. I’m not trying to shield them from it,” she told the outlet.
While Bruce and Demi divorced in 2000 after a 13-year marriage, the family remains tight-knit and put up a united front following the action-movie legend’s diagnosis.
The family’s blended dynamic shines as Demi, Emma, and Bruce’s five daughters children often unite in love and support
Image credits: Demi Moore
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“The family respects the way I’m looking after him; they really support me,” Emma said.
“If I need to vent, if I need to cry, if I need to rage—because all of that can happen and it’s okay to have those feelings—they are always there to listen,” she went on to say.
“I’m so thankful that we are this blended family,” she added. “They’re very supportive, very loving, and very helpful, and a lot of people don’t have that.”
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Frances Pitchoune 1 year ago
Too sad, but fortunately his family is there! I love this actor so much! Before he was an action actor, he starred in the TV series "Moonlighting", and in comedies movies. I was 14 and completely in love with him 😍😄😄 (girls my age then liked Tom Cruise and Michael J. Fox)
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
I think it's just that you fight to have -and hang on to - as many happy, bright days as possible in the face of the oncoming, unstoppable final shadow. My dad had an accident in 2000 and sustained catastrophic brain damage, but we fought for every good, more-aware day that he had and fought to hang onto those good days in our hearts and minds, on the days where he was near-vegetative and soiled his diapers/the bed several times a day. My dad wasn't going to get better, and neither is Bruce. But his family fights dementia not in a literal way, the way you'd fight against cancer or pneumonia, but as a "fight" to hold onto the happy memories and happy days for as long as you can, because everyone is very aware that the end has been written already and it's only a matter of how many pages are left to be turned until the final page.
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cauldrons & cupcakes 11 months ago
If I'm ever diagnosed with dementia, I'm going out on my own terms ASAP. I refuse to let my children/grandchildren see me in such a state.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
Uh... what? He's never come out in support of the Orange Thing. The Tonight Show appearance in 2015 was him MOCKING Trump. And all of the news stories that claimed "proof" that he was a Trump supporter were debunked as fake.
Load More Replies... Frances Pitchoune 1 year ago
Too sad, but fortunately his family is there! I love this actor so much! Before he was an action actor, he starred in the TV series "Moonlighting", and in comedies movies. I was 14 and completely in love with him 😍😄😄 (girls my age then liked Tom Cruise and Michael J. Fox)
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
I think it's just that you fight to have -and hang on to - as many happy, bright days as possible in the face of the oncoming, unstoppable final shadow. My dad had an accident in 2000 and sustained catastrophic brain damage, but we fought for every good, more-aware day that he had and fought to hang onto those good days in our hearts and minds, on the days where he was near-vegetative and soiled his diapers/the bed several times a day. My dad wasn't going to get better, and neither is Bruce. But his family fights dementia not in a literal way, the way you'd fight against cancer or pneumonia, but as a "fight" to hold onto the happy memories and happy days for as long as you can, because everyone is very aware that the end has been written already and it's only a matter of how many pages are left to be turned until the final page.
Load More Replies... cauldrons & cupcakes 11 months ago
If I'm ever diagnosed with dementia, I'm going out on my own terms ASAP. I refuse to let my children/grandchildren see me in such a state.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
Uh... what? He's never come out in support of the Orange Thing. The Tonight Show appearance in 2015 was him MOCKING Trump. And all of the news stories that claimed "proof" that he was a Trump supporter were debunked as fake.
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