The rare neurodegenerative disease also steals independence and self-control.
Former actor Bruce Willis has a form of dementia that will likely shorten his life and may well put him in need of constant care. It has already taken his ability to speak on his own behalf.
Willis is 67. It’s clear he’s been ill for a while. His family announced last March that he was retiring due to aphasia, which interferes with the ability to understand speech or speak. Doctors believe it’s likely caused by abnormal proteins such as tau accumulating in the brain and killing cells over time, according to experts interviewed by The Washington Post.
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