Rumer Willis Shares Uplifting Health Update on Bruce Willis
Rumer Willis lit up Instagram Live with a rare, heartening update on her dad, delivering the hopeful Bruce Willis news fans have been waiting for.
Small but hopeful update on Bruce Willis: his daughter Rumer hopped on Instagram Live and gave a clear-eyed status report. It is not a miracle turnaround, but it is genuine, and honestly, kind of lovely.
What Rumer said
During a Q&A on her Instagram Live, the 37-year-old was asked how her dad is doing. She did not sugarcoat the diagnosis, but she also gave fans something steady to hold onto.
'The truth is that anybody with FTD is not doing great. But he is doing okay in terms of somebody who is dealing with frontotemporal dementia.'
She also talked about the day-to-day reality: she and the family still visit him often, and she is grateful she can hug her dad and feel that connection. Whether he recognizes her in the moment or not, she says the love still gets through both ways. For those keeping track of the family tree, Rumer has a two-year-old daughter, Louetta, with her ex-boyfriend Derek Richard Thomas.
How we got here
- 2022: Willis stepped away from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, a language disorder that affects communication.
- 2023: The family shared that his condition had progressed to frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
- Also 2023: Tallulah Willis wrote in Vogue that this period felt like 'the beginning of grief' for the family. She said they had sensed something was off for a long time and initially chalked his unresponsiveness up to years of on-set hearing damage from action movies before realizing it was something more.
- Now: Rumer says he is 'doing okay' within the limits of FTD, and the family time and affection clearly still matter.
So no grand pronouncements here, just a sober update mixed with some real warmth. Given what FTD takes from people, 'doing okay' feels like meaningful good news.