The actor was diagnosed with dementia the next year, specifically frontotemporal degeneration (FTD), according to his family.

Speaking difficulty, compulsive behaviour, and personality changes are some of the signs of FTD, which affects the brain lobes behind the forehead.
If dementia runs in your family, you are more likely to get frontotemporal dementia. No further risk factors are known to exist.
On June 15, the eldest child of Willis, Rumer, wrote an emotional post about her father on Father’s Day, expressing her gratitude and regrets.
She wrote on Instagram: “Today is hard, I feel a deep ache in my chest to talk to you and tell you everything I’m doing and what’s going on in my life. To hug you and ask you about life and your stories and struggles and successes.”
“I wish I asked you more questions while you