Bruce Willis will retire from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia
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The actor Bruce Willis will step away from his career after being diagnosed with aphasia, a cognitive disorder that affects a patient’s ability to communicate.
“This is a really challenging time for our family and we are so appreciative of your continued love, compassion and support,” reads a statement shared on social media by Willis’s family members today (March 30).
Willis’s family said the 67-year-old star of Die Hard and The Sixth Sense made the decision “with much consideration.”
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