Bruce Willis, 71, donated his brain after his death..New Hope for Dementia Patients Set Up 'Charitable Fund' [World Style Issue]

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With the family of Bruce Willis, a 71-year-old Hollywood actor with frontal temporal dementia (FTD) deciding to donate his brain after his death, he set up a charity fund for dementia patients to channel new hope.

On the 13th (local time), Emma Heming Willis, Bruce Willis' wife, announced the launch of the Emma & Bruce Willis Fund through her personal account.

Emma Heming Willis introduces the Emma & Bruce Willis Fund for dementia research and caregiver support. My family has experienced what families go through when they are suffering from dementia. While nursing dementia patients, I learned about the difficult daily life and uncertainty of caring, he explained. "This fund is designed to raise awareness of frontal temporal dementia, support research, and help caregivers."

Earlier, Emma Heming Willis announced the launch of the fund at an event of the frontal temporal dementia association in New York. The fund will support dementia-related research as well as families who need to care for dementia families.

Emma Heming Willis told of her husband's current situation, saying he is being supported around the clock by a specialist medical team and is living in a separate residence away from his family.

Earlier last year, Emma Heming Willis said, "I will donate Bruce Willis' brain after his death for brain research. It's a difficult decision, but I decided to donate it because I thought it was necessary to understand frontal temporal dementia scientifically," he said.

Meanwhile, Bruce Willis was diagnosed with frontal temporal dementia a year after retiring in March 2022 due to aphasia. Front temporal lobe dementia is a brain disease that causes gradual degeneration of brain neurons and is known to be accompanied by personality changes, obsessive-compulsive behavior, and speech disorders. Willis is currently separated from his wife and young daughters and is receiving 24-hour professional care. Bruce Willis is now known to be unrecognizable to his daughters, and is said to be unaware that he was an actor. In March last year, Demi Moore, her ex-wife, released a photo of her meeting with her daughters for Bruce Willis' birthday.

Bruce Willis made his face known by appearing in the 1980s TV drama "Blue Moon Express" (original "Moonlighting"). He was also loved for his performance in the "Die Hard" series. Bruce Willis married Demi Moore back in 1987, but divorced in 2000. Bruce Willis then formed a new marital relationship with Emma Heming, 23 years her junior, in 2009. Bruce Willis has a total of five daughters, three from Demi Moore and two from Emma Heming.

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