Bruce Willis has rare Thanksgiving moment with daughters amid health battle
Bruce Willis’ daughters are grateful for their dad this Thanksgiving.
Tallulah and Scout Willis, whom the “Die Hard” star shares with his ex-wife, Demi Moore, spent time with their father on Thursday to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday as he continues his battle with dementia.
The pair posted two photos on Instagram with Bruce, in which he holds a gift they gave him: a desk plate that reads, “Best Dad Ever.”
In the first photo, Tallulah lovingly touches her dad’s ear while Scout places her hand over his heart. In the second, Tallulah touches noses with Bruce while Tallulah looks on, smiling.
The daughters captioned their joint post, “Grateful.”
Willis is father to five daughters, three with Moore — Rumer, 36, Scout, 33, and Tallulah, 30 — and two with his wife, Emma Heming Willis — Mabel, 12, and Evelyn, 10.
In March 2022, the “Sixth Sense” star’s family announced he had been diagnosed with aphasia, a language disorder that affects a person’s ability to communicate, and was consequently retiring from acting.
In February 2023, the family shared that Bruce’s condition had “progressed,” and the actor was given a more specific diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia (also known as FTD).
Willis’ daughters, along with Moore and his wife, have periodically shared updates since.
“His disease is misdiagnosed, it’s missed, it’s misunderstood, so finally getting to a diagnosis was key so that I could learn what frontotemporal dementia is and I could educate our children,” Emma, 46, told Town & Country in October.
Speaking of her daughters, Emma added of Willis’ condition, “I’ve never tried to sugarcoat anything for them. They’ve grown up with Bruce declining over the years. I’m not trying to shield them from it.”
In August, Rumer responded to a fan asking about her father’s current condition. “He is great, I love him so much. Thank you,” the “House Bunny” actress replied.
Tallulah and Scout have made other sweet posts about their parents on Instagram as of late. On Tuesday, Tallulah shared two photos of her with her dad and mom in 2018.
“I love this photo of me and my parents!!!” she captioned the post. “How cute!! At Rumer’s 30th.”
Earlier this month, Scout paid tribute to Moore on Instagram in honor of the “Substance” star’s 62nd birthday on Nov. 11.
“I cherish you and every moment that I get to spend with you @demimoore, it’s a privilege to be your daughter,” Scout wrote alongside photos of her parents.
