Bruce Willis’ daughter Rumer has thanked her dad for ‘teaching me to be so silly’ as she has shared a sweet throwback snap of her with her father following his aphasia diagnosis.
In the snapshot, the 67-year-old Hollywood heavyweight could be seen cradling one of his daughters in his arms while Rumer, 33, flashed a ‘silly’ face for the camera.
In the caption, she wrote: ‘I love you Daddio, to the [moon] and Back. Thank you for teaching me to be so silly. I love laughing with you.’
Evan Rachel Wood, Aaron Paul, and Bruce’s wife Emma Hemming, all shared hearts in the comments section below the post.
On Wednesday, the Willis family announced that Bruce was suffering from a condition called aphasia, and that he would be stepping away from acting.
Aphasia is a condition that affects the ability to communicate, impacting speech as well as the way a person writes and understands both spoken and written language.
In a post on her Instagram account, Rumer shared the news of her father’s diagnosis.
She wrote: ‘To Bruce’s amazing supporters, as a family we wanted to share that our beloved Bruce has been experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities.’
‘As a result of this and with much consideration Bruce is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him.’
She added that it had been ‘a really challenging time for our family and we are so appreciative of your continued love, compassion and support’.
‘We are moving through this as a strong family unit, and wanted to bring his fans in because we know how much he means to you, as you do to him,’ she continued.
‘As Bruce always says, “Live it up” and together we plan to do just that.’
The 67-year-old has enjoyed a long Hollywood career of blockbusters, and is best known for his appearance as John McClane in the Die Hard movies, as well as in 1998’s Armageddon.
He also appeared in 1994 Quentin Tarantino classic Pulp Fiction with John Travolta, Uma Thurman and Samuel L Jackson, as well as the well-received thriller The Sixth Sense.
What is aphasia?
Aphasia is a condition that impacts a person’s language skills.
This means it can cause trouble with:
- reading
- writing
- listening
- speaking
According to the NHS, it usually starts due to damage to the left side of the brain after something like, for example, a serious head injury or a stroke.
Perhaps most noticeably, people who have aphasia might have problems speaking, such as by possibly mistakenly using certain words, using the wrong sounds, or using words in the wrong order.
It does not impact a person’s intelligence, but it can emerge both by itself or alongside other health issues like mobility problems and issues with memory.
Find out more about the condition here.
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