Willis was diagnosed first with aphasia -- a condition where the brain's ability to understand or express language is impaired, according to the National Institutes of Health -- in 2022 before receiving an additional diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia in 2023, according to his family.

Demi Moore is reportedly making her ex-husband Bruce Willis' 'peace and comfort' her 'central mission' as he continues his battle with frontotemporal dementia

Bruce Willis took time to thank first responders in Los Angeles as the city’s devastating wildfires continue to burn. The actor — in an Instagram video shared by his wife, Emma Heming Willis, on Thursday — is seen shaking hands and posing for photos with Los Angeles police officers working during the fires,

The iconic actor, in the midst of a dementia diagnosis, took time to visit first responders battling the Los Angeles wildfires in a rare new video.

In an Instagram post shared by his wife Emma Heming Willis on Thursday, Willis can be seen shaking hands with a Los Angeles police officer.

Courtesy of Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for goop Emma Heming Willis shared a rare video of her husband, actor Bruce Willis thanking emergency responders amid the Los Angeles wildfires. The brief black and white video,

In what’s believed to be his first public sighting since retiring from acting, Bruce Willis made sure to thank first responders battling the blazes in Los Angeles.

Bruce Willis recently made a rare public appearance to thank first responders amid the Los Angeles wildfires, marking his first regular sighting since his 2022 aphasia diagnosis, which was later confirmed as frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

Bruce Willis is thanking first responders amid the L.A. wildfires. In a new video shared by his wife Emma Heming Willis on Instagram Thursday, Willis can be seen shaking hands with a Los Angeles police officer and posing for a photo.

Spotting a first responder, Bruce never missed a chance to show his gratitude with a heartfelt handshake and a ‘thank you for your service,’” his wife wrote. “Yesterday was no different.” In 2022, Willis’s family announced he had been diagnosed with disorder aphasia and would be stepping away from acting.