Footage of Bruce Willis defiantly declaring, “Nothing can keep me down,” has gone viral on social media in the wake of his devastating frontotemporal dementia diagnosis. Willis’ remarks were recorded during a Comedy Central roast that took place back in 2018, where he was mercilessly mocked by celebrities including Martha Stewart and ex-wife Demi Moore. … Read more
Bruce Willis’ ex-wife Demi Moore revealed Thursday on Instagram that the retired actor has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. In the spring of 2022, Moore shared that the 67-year-old father-of-five was first diagnosed with aphasia — a brain disorder that affects his ability to communicate. She stated in Thursday’s update that the “Unbreakable” star now … Read more
Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, his family announced Thursday. His ex-wife and fellow actor Demi Moore, 60, posted an update on the 67-year-old’s health status to Instagram, directing fans to their full statement on the Association for Fontotemporal Dementia’s website. “Our family wanted to start by expressing our deepest gratitude for the … Read more
Michael Bublé says his son’s “unthinkable” battle with cancer forced him to lose his “alter-ego.” The crooner’s son Noah, 9, was diagnosed with hepatoblastoma, a rare type of liver cancer in 2016. After intense treatment on the then-3-year-old, Noah was finally on the mend the following year, and eventually in remission. “That, of course, changed … Read more
Christina Applegate said this week that she’s “nervous” about attending her first awards show since 2019 and since she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2021. “So this Sunday will be the first awards show I have been to since 2019. And the first since MS. NERVOUS! But grateful to the @CriticsChoice for including me,” Applegate tweeted on … Read more
A mother says her “gut instinct” told her something was wrong with her baby boy immediately after she gave birth — and doctors soon delivered a devastating diagnosis. Hannah Doyle’s son, Zander, was diagnosed with Chromosome Deletion Syndrome — a condition that can cause severe congenital anomalies, as well as significant intellectual and physical disabilities. … Read more
Rage Against the Machine bassist Tim Commerford has been secretly battling prostate cancer. The 54-year-old rocker revealed his illness in an interview with Spin published on Monday. He said he was diagnosed two months before the band was set to embark on their reunion tour in July. “I’ve been dealing with some pretty serious s–t,” … Read more
A young mother has died just six weeks after being diagnosed with cancer, leaving her husband and two children to face Christmas without their mom. Ella Troup, from Melbourne, was given a stage 4 cancer diagnosis and died during an operation to fight the disease, leaving husband Ben and their children Ollie, 1, and Leo, … Read more
Two-time Big Brother winner Reggie Bird has taken to social media with a heartbreaking health update. The 48-year-old Gold Coast-based TV personality, who won the reality series in 2003 and again this year, told her 45,000 followers she had recently been diagnosed with Usher syndrome, a disease which impacts both hearing and vision. Bird, who … Read more
When loss of balance is characteristic of late-stage dementia, patients will sometimes adjust by changing their gait, or how they walk. Very often this adjustment involves shuffling, instead of lifting each foot to make a step, making falls more likely. Research published in the Journal of The American Geriatrics Society in 2016, even suggested that … Read more
Emma Caulfield Ford, known for portraying Anya Christina Emmanuella Jenkins on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer series and Dotti on WandaVision, has revealed she has multiple sclerosis. “Once upon a time, I had zero health problems,” Caulfield Ford told Vanity Fair. “I woke up one morning and the left side of my face felt like … Read more
CNN — A diagnosis of dementia more than doubles the risk of suicide in the first three months after a patient is told the news, according to the latest research. The study, which followed nearly 600,000 English people for 18 years, found patients who already had a psychiatric condition, or who were younger than age … Read more
Tradie, 38, given six months to live after his HAIRDRESSER found a dodgy mole and pressured him to get it checked out by a specialist after doctors sent him home claiming ‘it was nothing’ A man has been diagnosed with cancer after his hairdresser noticed a mole Nicholas Smithson said two doctors failed to take … Read more
Katie Couric was diagnosed with breast cancer over the summer, and subsequently underwent surgery and radiation treatments that finished this week. As the former “CBS Evening News” and “Today” anchor explained in an essay published Wednesday by Katie Couric Media, where she shared her diagnosis for the first time, Couric learned of the cancer after … Read more
Katie Couric announced Wednesday that she was diagnosed with breast cancer in June and has undergone surgery and radiation treatment. In a first-person essay posted to her website, the news media personality, 65, said she received the Stage 1 diagnosis after missing an annual mammogram. “I felt sick and the room started to spin,” she … Read more