CNN: Actor Bruce Willis Diagnosed with Dementia

TAPPER Another big story ░░░░░░░░ medical news today family ░░░░░░░░ of Bruce Willis shared ░░░░░░░░ the actor is suffering ░░░░░░░░ frontotemporal dementia I think ░░░░░░░░ s also called frontal ░░░░░░░░ dementia In an Instagram ░░░░░░░░ his loved ones write ░░░░░░░░ Unfortunately challenges with communication ░░░░░░░░ just one symptom of ░░░░░░░░ disease Bruce faces While ░░░░░░░░ is painful it is ░░░░░░░░ relief to finally have ░░░░░░░░ clear diagnosis It was ░░░░░░░░ last spring when the ░░░░░░░░ announced he had aphasia ░░░░░░░░ should note that this ░░░░░░░░ a profoundly cruel disease ░░░░░░░░ my family has experienced ░░░░░░░░ beloved father in law ░░░░░░░░ Brown had it for ░░░░░░░░ years before he died ░░░░░░░░ few weeks ago Is ░░░░░░░░ common for the disease ░░░░░░░░ progress from aphasia to ░░░░░░░░ lobe dementia or was ░░░░░░░░ misdiagnosed earlier RANNEY Tough ░░░░░░░░ know for sure First ░░░░░░░░ condolences on your family ░░░░░░░░ loss Dementia as you ░░░░░░░░ is tremendously common across ░░░░░░░░ United States Aphasia can ░░░░░░░░ caused by a lot ░░░░░░░░ different things by strokes ░░░░░░░░ head injuries and yes ░░░░░░░░ dementia So it may ░░░░░░░░ that the dementia had ░░░░░░░░ progressed enough for it ░░░░░░░░ be diagnosed at that ░░░░░░░░ They may have thought ░░░░░░░░ it was due to ░░░░░░░░ causes At the end ░░░░░░░░ the day there s ░░░░░░░░ a lot of treatment ░░░░░░░░ though I m sure ░░░░░░░░ s a relief for ░░░░░░░░ family to have the ░░░░░░░░ it hasn t changed ░░░░░░░░ course most likely that ░░░░░░░░ diagnosis if it was ░░░░░░░░ it won t have ░░░░░░░░ his final outcomes TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ s a horrible horrible ░░░░░░░░ disease frontotemporal dementia Dr ░░░░░░░░ Ranney thanks so much ░░░░░░░░ appreciate it.”