The artist’s incurable illness affected his family not only morally.
Bruce Willis has been struggling with frontotemporal dementia for several years now, which, according to recent statements from the actor’s wife, has worsened. It is logical that fans of the “Die Hard” are asking the main question: how long can you live with such a diagnosis? We turned to a neurologist to figure it out.
According to the specialist, contrary to stereotypes, the disease itself does not lead to quick death:
“Patients with frontotemporal dementia live a long time, and mostly die from improper care, exhaustion – some secondary symptoms. As a rule, they do not die quickly from the disease itself.”
But the main tragedy is that the patient himself does not understand what is happening.
“They don’t even realize it. With frontal dementia, critical cognitive functions suffer. They don’t realize it, for them it’s normal. Those around them suffer more. But for them, everything is fine. They are like capricious children.”
This is why almost the entire burden of the test falls on the relatives, because the main thing for such patients is proper care.
People with such a diagnosis can accidentally drink or eat something wrong, and if they get sick, they, of course, do not treat themselves.
“And if there is some serious illness, then people usually die from concomitant pathologies ,” the doctor explains.
Yes, today Willis’ family provides round-the-clock care: the actor lives in a separate house with nurses and equipment to avoid stress and complications. But with each passing year, the life of the artist’s loved ones will become more difficult.
