Bruce Willis' Family Members Share Bittersweet Messages on His Birthday
Just a month after his diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia, the actor is celebrating his 68th birthday.
Bruce Willis' family is honoring him on his birthday.
The Die Hard actor's 68th birthday comes just a little over a month since his family shared the heartbreaking news that he's been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, and his wife, Emma Heming Willis, took to her Instagram stories with a bittersweet message in light of the occasion.
"Today is my husband's birthday. I have started the morning by crying as you can see by my swollen eyes and snotty nose," she said in an Instagram story, per PEOPLE. "I just think it's important that you see all sides of this."
"I always get this message or people always tell me, 'Oh, you're so strong. I don't know how you do it.' I'm not given a choice," she said. "I wish I was, but I'm also raising two kids in this."
"Sometimes in our lives, we have to put our big girl panties on and get to it. And that's what I'm doing," she added. "But I do have times of sadness, every day, grief every day, and I'm really feeling it today on his birthday."
The model revealed that she is sharing an Instagram reel later on to honor Bruce, revealing that the videos are like "a knife" in her heart, but she does it for the fans because she knows how much everyone loves him.
Emma wasn't the only family member to wish him a happy birthday. The actor's 31-year-old daughter, Scout, also took to her Instagram to share a sweet message.
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"It’s his birthday so send all of your love, tenderness, care and prayer his way for a moment ! Happy birthday to one of my best friends, the Pisces king, the master of duality, both action hero icon and gentle girl dad. What a privilege to have this man as my father and learn so much about life, joy, mischief and art through him," she wrote before talking about grief and how it's affecting her.
"Today is not necessarily an easy day, because it’s a day full of so deep love, and our grief really does show us the depth of our loving for someone. So I’m trying to be with both today. Grief is a price I’ll always pay to know what it is to feel such love. I’m sending my love to anyone who has ever felt the capacity stretched by the enormity of love and humanness of grief. I love you."
The actor's 29-year-old daughter, Tallulah, kept her birthday message light-hearted with a photo of Bruce's younger self, along with other photos to show off the
Die Hard actor's silly personality.
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"happy birthday to my numero uno Bruno !! feeling awash with all the good energies and love headed this Willis way! I love him and he loves me - what a delight!" she wrote.
Happy birthday, Bruce!