Daughter shares new pics amid Bruce Willis' brutal health battle
The Stars on Mars alum took to Instagram on Sunday to share a carousel of images with the Die Hard star amid his ongoing dementia battle.
In one photo, a smiling Tallulah sat on the floor holding Bruce's hand. In a second snap, the father-daughter duo embraced.
A third photo showed Tallulah's fiance, Justin Acee, smiling as he placed his arm around the 70-year-old retired actor.
'Sunday funday at Grams! Grateful�,' the 31-year-old captioned the sweet post.
Fans took to the comments section to send supportive words to the Willis family as they continue to deal with the legendary star's health issues.
'Y'all are such a beautiful family! Inside and out! I wish your dad all the best and lots of health
'Thanks for sharing Bruce with us. It's good to see his smile and yours as well,' another added.
'OMG he looks GREAT. This filled my heart. Thank you so much for sharing,' a third person commented.
Tallulah's new photos come a week after her 36-year-old sister, Rumer, gave an update on their dad's battle with dementia.
'Today is hard, I feel a deep ache in my chest to talk to you and tell you everything I'm doing and what's going on in my life,' she wrote via Instagram on Father's Day.
'To hug you and ask you about life and your stories and struggles and successes. I wish I asked you more questions while you could still tell me about it all,' the mum of one continued, suggesting Bruce was having trouble with his speech and memory.
'But I know you wouldn't want me to be sad today so I'll try to just be grateful reminding myself how lucky I am that you're my dad and that you're still with me,' she added.
'I can still hold you and hug you and kiss your cheek and rub your head I can tell you stories.'
The Sorority Row actress gushed over how her dad's 'eyes light up' when he sees her two-year-old daughter, Louetta.
'I will be grateful for every moment I have with you. I love you so much dad happy Father's Day,' Rumer continued.
'Sending love to all those who are in the boat with me or have lost their fathers, to the single moms who are the dads too, to my future baby daddy … ï¸�'
Alongside the touching message, Rumer shared a series of photos of herself and Bruce, 70, throughout the years, plus one of her father with his granddaughter.
In March 2022, the Willis family announced that Bruce would be stepping away from acting after he was diagnosed with aphasia.
The following February, the action star's family said he was battling frontotemporal dementia, which affects a person's speech, personality and behaviour.
Bruce is dad to five daughters: Rumer, Scout Willis, 33, and Tallulah, whom he shares with his ex-wife, Demi Moore; and daughters Mabel, 13, and Evelyn, 11, whom he welcomed with his wife, Emma Heming.
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