Genfærd 452 Posted March 30, 2022 Quitting his career due to aphasia. Seems huge enough for his own thread. Source: https://www.tmz.com/2022/03/30/bruce-willis-acting-career-pause-step-away-aphasia-diagnosis/ 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted March 30, 2022 So.... they announced it after he got the Golden Raspberry for his bad acting in the past year. Probably because it had become obvious to everyone? But of course, they knew it before and have known it for quite some time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted March 30, 2022 Better not make fun of it or the Fresh Prince will clock me.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,309 Posted March 30, 2022 Was reading of dementia rumours a couple of weeks back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 30, 2022 We can all debate whether this is a Christmas thread. 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,513 Posted March 30, 2022 Peter Falk was in Pressure Point with Sidney Poitier who was in The Jackal with Bruce Willis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrWonderful 480 Posted March 30, 2022 Damn. If he has primary progressive aphasia, life expectancy from that diagnosis is 3-12 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,630 Posted March 30, 2022 S'cuse the pedantry but to retire from something don't you have to have started it in the first place? 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MariNisia 4,179 Posted March 30, 2022 25 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said: S'cuse the pedantry but to retire from something don't you have to have started it in the first place? You're as bad as Vladímir Putin. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted March 30, 2022 53 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said: S'cuse the pedantry but to retire from something don't you have to have started it in the first place? I'm fucked now. The mother in law thinks that, at times ( when I am looking all menacing, maybe) I look like him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,578 Posted March 30, 2022 Surely the fact it’s his family announcing it could be significant. Many people with this type of condition are capable of still releasing a written statement. So it must be towards the more secure end not just affecting his actual speech. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted March 30, 2022 Just now, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: I'm fucked now. The mother in law thinks that, at times ( when I am looking all menacing, maybe) I look like him. Fucking hell, if people who have never met me on here imagine who I am now they might have a mental image of Bruce Willis taking out terrorists in that skyscraper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted March 30, 2022 1 minute ago, The Old Crem said: Surely the fact it’s his family announcing it could be significant. Is he not well enough to release a written statement of his own? Who would want to if they had it!! I should imagine he is devastated, I doubt that he would be able to give an upbeat statement. His family took that burden from him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,578 Posted March 30, 2022 Just now, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: Who would want to if they had it!! I should imagine he is devastated, I doubt that he would be able to give an upbeat statement. His family took that burden from him. I mean plenty of people give statements announcing bad health news.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted March 30, 2022 9 minutes ago, The Old Crem said: I mean plenty of people give statements announcing bad health news.. Yes they do but not everybody. Some find it too emotionally stressful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted March 31, 2022 5 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said: Peter Falk was in Pressure Point with Sidney Poitier who was in The Jackal with Bruce Willis. So close now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,630 Posted March 31, 2022 Oh aye, and...Sickipedia also offered up this gem: Bruce Willis is retiring from acting due to a brain condition It came after doctors discovered that he has a brain and therefore will no longer be able to play his usual roles 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slackhurst Broadcasting 374 Posted March 31, 2022 Concerns about Bruce Willis’ declining cognitive state swirled around sets in recent years From the Los Angeles Times. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,112 Posted December 4, 2022 This looks like a hoax, but it's doing the rounds on Facebook. https://newsrank5.com/update/4173?fbclid=IwAR3KlRCjocp_oSuu5VRgSwNcvbPRlxxQvfx12vRO36OKsTsuIOcxX6c_ioA 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,038 Posted December 8, 2022 According to his family he's deterioting fast, can't talk ofc but can't understand anymore either. They're praying for a christmas miracle. Can aphasia kill you ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,309 Posted December 8, 2022 Just now, Lafaucheuse said: According to his family he's deterioting fast, can't talk ofc but can't understand anymore either. They're praying for a christmas miracle. Can aphasia kill you ? If it is Primary Progressive Aphasia which is a form of Dementia then yes. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,038 Posted December 8, 2022 Just now, Sean said: If it is Primary Progressive Aphasia which is a form of Dementia then yes. but not that fast can it ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,309 Posted December 8, 2022 Just now, Lafaucheuse said: but not that fast can it ? Depends on when he was diagnosed.Most people apparently live for 12 years however Terry Jones of Monty Python died 4 and a half years after diagnosis. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites