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      4 days ago

      Yeah, that’s right.

      On March 30, 2022, Willis’s family announced that he was retiring because he had been diagnosed with aphasia, a disorder typically caused by damage to the area of the brain that controls language expression and comprehension.[66][67] The Golden Raspberry Awards retracted its Willis category, deeming it inappropriate to give a Razzie to someone whose performance was affected by a medical condition.[68] At the time of his retirement, Willis had completed 11 films awaiting release.[66][69][70]

      On February 16, 2023, Willis’s family announced that he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.[71] According to Gregg Day, a neurologist at the Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus, the symptoms include difficulties with language and comprehension, and misinterpretation of instructions.[72] In a statement, the family said that Willis’s condition had progressed and that “challenges with communication are just one symptom of the disease”.[73] They expressed hope that media attention on Willis would raise awareness about the disease.[74]

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