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EXCLUSIVE: Bruce Willis' Biggest Battle - The Real Story of How 'Die Hard' Icon is Tragically Convinced His Life is 'Normal' · Fresh Intelligence

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  [SPEAKER_00]: Bruce Willis is grappling with severe memory loss due to fronotemporal dementia, though he remains unaware of his condition, believing everything is normal, as reported by radaronline.com.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: His wife, Emma Heming Willis, emphasizes that Bruce does not recognize the severity of his illness, which is both heartbreaking and ablusting.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Emma, 47, stated he never connected the dots that he has this disease and I'm really happy about that.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm really happy he doesn't know about it.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: This lack of awareness is attributed to Anosognosa, a condition where individuals fail to recognize their own illness.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Cleveland Clinic notes that Anosognosa is common in Alzheimer's and other neurological disorders.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: leading patients to resist treatment.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Emma explained, people think this might be denial, but it's actually the anosognosure that comes into play.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It's not denial.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Their brain is changing.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: This is part of the disease.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: More than two years into his diagnosis, Bruce remains very much present in his body, according to Emma.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: However, she recently made the difficult choice to move him into a residence that provides around the clock care from professionals.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Bruce and Emma share two daughters, Mabel, 13, and Evelyn 11.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Additionally, he has three daughters, Rumor, 37, Tolula, 34, and Scout, 31, with ex-wife Demi Moore, who has been a supportive presence throughout this ordeal.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Despite his declining condition, Bruce continues to connect with his family.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Emma described, he has a way of connecting with me and our children, not in the same way as before, but it's still very beautiful.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It's still very meaningful.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It's just different.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: You learn how to adapt.