A year later, in February 2023, his family announced that his condition had progressed to frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a degenerative brain disease that primarily affects behavior, personality, and language rather than memory.

Frontotemporal dementia is the most common type of dementia in people under 60, typically beginning around age 58, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

Unlike Alzheimer’s disease, FTD doesn’t primarily manifest as memory problems but instead affects how people behave, interact with others, and communicate.

he most recent official family update came in December 2024, when Bruce’s ex-wife Demi Moore appeared on CNN and described his condition as ‘stable.’

“He’s in a very stable place at the moment,” Moore said. “I’ve shared this before, but I really mean this so sincerely — it’s so important for anybody who’s dealing with this to