Bruce Willis' daughter reveals one thing she must do before visiting actor amid dementia battle

Tallulah Willis has opened up about needing to be in a stable mental state before visiting her father Bruce Willis after he was diagnosed with dementia.

The 30-year-old, who is the daughter of Bruce and Demi Moore, explained that she needs to feel "solid" and "okay" before visiting her dad. Bruce was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia last year, having previously been diagnosed with aphasia.

Tallulah said her dad is currently "doing the same in terms of the last we kind of updated" , which she described as "good". She continued: "But whatever kind of day it is, my family and I meet him where he's at."

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Despite her busy work schedule, Tallulah tries to visit Bruce as often as possible. Speaking about how she prepares for the visits, Tallulah said: "[I need] to go into [the visit] open to what the visit is, and knowing that before I go in, I'm solid, I'm okay."

Speaking to People Magazine she continued: "I've done what I need to do to make sure that I can just be present." She added: "I'll go visit my dad and spend some time with him. But also whether it be work or not, I do need downtime."

Bruce's family has been open about his health after revealing his diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia early in 2023. In October, it was revealed that Bruce is now "not totally verbal" due to his dementia.

Glenn Gordon Caron, a film creator who worked with Bruce in the 80s, told Page Six : "My sense is the first one to three minutes he knows who I am. He's not totally verbal; he used to be a voracious reader - he didn't want anyone to know that - and he's not reading now.

"All those language skills are no longer available to him, and yet he's still Bruce." He added: "When you're with him you know that he's Bruce and you're grateful that he's there, but the joie de vivre is gone."

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