Bruce Willis 'going downhill fast' as friends reveal 'dire' dementia update from inside his life in care

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Bruce Willis’s health is deteriorating rapidly, family friends have revealed, describing heartbreaking changes as the 70-year-old actor battles frontotemporal dementia.

The update comes 18 months after Willis’s family publicly confirmed his diagnosis and just days after his wife, Emma Willis, disclosed that he now lives in a separate, one-story home with full-time care.

Loved ones say the 'Die Hard' star no longer recognizes some faces, even as his family rallies around him.

Family insider says Bruce Willis 'doesn't know some faces anymore'

A family source told the Daily Mail that Willis’s condition has worsened considerably. “He is going downhill fast,” the insider said, adding that the actor “doesn’t know some faces” anymore. His five daughters “are all spending as much time with him as they can,” the source added. “He lights up when he sees his children.”

The decision by Emma, 47, to relocate Willis from the family’s main residence was described as a practical choice. “There is no drama. The whole family like and support the way she is looking after Bruce. They feel he is very well taken care of. They're all dedicated to making his quality of life as good as possible,” the insider noted.

Another family friend called the situation “dire,” acknowledging the toll of caring for Willis full-time. “It is dire because Bruce won’t be the same again,” the second insider said. “Occasionally, there are flashes of who he used to be, whether it is a smile or a laugh or other gestures, and everyone appreciates having those moments.”

Loved ones have resolved to make the best of their time together. “Now when anyone is with him, they all enjoy their time together and don't make it into a sad thing. They'll dance, watch TV, have dinner together. Everyone is making the best of it considering the circumstances,” the insider added.

Emma Willis defends decision to move Bruce Willis

In a rare interview with Diane Sawyer last week, Emma said their daughters, Mabel, 13, and Evelyn, 11, visit their father “a lot,” often for breakfast and dinner. “We have a way of communicating with him that is just a different, a different way, but I'm grateful. I'm grateful that my husband is still very much here,” she said.

Following some online criticism for her decision to move Willis, Emma responded on Instagram, “Too often, caregivers are judged quickly and unfairly by those who haven’t lived this journey or stood on the front lines of it. Sharing openly may invite opinions, but more importantly, it creates connection and validation for those actually navigating the realities of caregiving every day.”

Demi Moore reflects on painful ‘shift’ in ex-husband

Willis’s first wife, Demi Moore, spoke to Oprah Winfrey about seeing changes in the man she was married to from 1987 to 2000. “It’s difficult... to see somebody who was so vibrant and strong and so directed shift into this other parts of themself,” she said.

“But... I really always say it's so important just to meet them where they're at. Don't have an expectation of them needing to be who they were or who you want them to be. And when you do that I find that there is an incredible sweetness and something that's soft and tender and loving. Perhaps it is more playful and childlike in certain sense because of how much more caretaking they need,” Moore added.