Bruce Willis: What is aphasia, a disease that prevents you from speaking and writing?

The end of an era in cinema. While fans of the seventh art are recovering from what they experienced at the last Oscar Awards 2022, an event where the controversial act of violence between Chris Rock and Will Smith was recorded, the world receives bad news about actor Bruce Willis's stay in Hollywood. His daughter, Rumer Willis, shared an official statement on her Instagram account in which she reports the end of the artistic career of the remembered detective John McClane in Hard to Kill. This radical decision has been taken after the interpreter's medical diagnosis was known, which takes him away from his activities.

THE DIAGNOSIS OF BRUCE WILLIS

The message published on digital platforms indicates that the actor has been diagnosed with aphasia disease, which prevents him from living his life normally. These were the words that Demi Moore's daughter and the movie star used to address all the fans she has added throughout her career.

“For Bruce's incredible followers, as a family, we wanted to share that our beloved has been experiencing some health problems and was recently diagnosed with aphasia, which is affecting his cognitive abilities. As a result of this and with great consideration, he is moving away from the career that has meant so much to him. This is a truly challenging time for our family and we are so grateful for their continued love, compassion and support. We are going through this as a strong family unit and we wanted to address the fans because we know how much he means to you, just as you do to him. As he always says, 'Live big, 'and together we plan to do just that,” he said.

This statement was signed by the daughters, actress Demi Moore and his current wife, who have taken swift action for the health of the 67-year-old movie star and who in the last year released 3 films: Cosmic Sin, Midnight in the Switchgrass and Out of Death.

WHAT IS APHASIA?

This is a disease that prevents a person from achieving normal communication, since it affects the ability to speak, write and understand language, whether verbal or written. According to an article in Mayoclinic, this condition usually occurs suddenly after a stroke or head injury.

Its presence may also be due to the sudden onset of a brain tumor which causes degenerative and progressive damage. According to the publication cited above, the first symptoms that can be detected are: speaking in short or incomplete sentences, saying meaningless words, substituting terms or one sound with another, saying unrecognizable words, not understanding other people's conversations, writing sentences that are not clearly understood.

On the severity and impact on the person's health, it is known that everything will depend on the damage that has been caused and how advanced the disease is. Usually, patients suffering from this condition receive speech and language therapies to re-communicate. They also learn skills that allow them to keep their brains active. In this type of activity, family members join so that those affected do not feel alone in the recovery process.

It is important that when you have a constant malaise, you go to the corresponding doctor so that he can carry out the corresponding examinations, and if necessary, detect a disease in time to start treatment. Self-medication and self-diagnosis should be completely ruled out, as they add risks to our well-being.