Demi Moore shares poignant birthday message to ex-husband Bruce Willis

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Demi Moore shared a touching birthday message for her ex-husband Bruce Willis.

The Ghost actor posted that she was “grateful” to the Die Hard star in an Instagram tribute on his 69th birthday, after he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) last year.

Bruce and Willis have been married for 13 years and share three daughters together, Scout, Rumer and Tallulah.

“Happy birthday, BW!” We love you and are so grateful,” Demi captioned an Instagram post, alongside a photo of herself perched on the couch, arm in arm with Bruce.

She also shared a photo of Bruce playing with his granddaughter and a throwback of the action star with his three daughters.

The Fifth Element actor retired in 2022 after his family revealed that he suffered from aphasiawhich has since evolved into FTD.

THE NHS describes frontotemporal dementia as a “rare type of dementia that causes behavioral and language problems.”

The actor is now married to Emma Heming Willisthe couple share two younger daughters, Evelyn, aged 10, and Mabel, 12.

In October, it was Revealed Bruce Was ‘Not Totally Verbal’.

Moonlighting creator Glenn Gordon Caron also said the “voracious reader” was no longer able to do so.

Emma has been open about the challenges of being a caregiver to a loved one with dementia, revealing last year that she often struggles with ‘guilt’.

This happened after she posted a candid video about his approach to life since her husband’s dementia diagnosis, sharing that she must “make a conscious effort every day to live the best life possible.”

Demi also offered her own advice on how families can best care for a loved one with dementiasharing that it is important to “meet them where they are at.”

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