TBBills Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 https://people.com/health/bruce-willis-has-aphasia-stepping-away-from-acting/?amp=true "According to Mayo Clinic, aphasia "robs you of the ability to communicate" and "can affect your ability to speak, write and understand language, both verbal and written." The group adds that the condition "typically occurs suddenly after a stroke or a head injury. But it can also come on gradually from a slow-growing brain tumor or a disease that causes progressive, permanent damage (degenerative)."" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 I was stunned to read that today. I read where people were thinking something was up because he was doing so many straight to DVD films, but I thought he was just going the "hey, it's money" Steven Seagal/Nic Cage route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 (edited) Poor guy. That’s sad Die Hard With A Vengeance still remains of my favorites Edited March 30, 2022 by Another Fan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 I have a family member that treats people with aphasia. I don’t know how bad Bruce Willis has it, but it can be treated and improved through therapy, and so he may not have to give up acting altogether. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg S Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Die Hard is a movie I can watch over and over again. One of my favorites. I also like him in the The Expendables as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Very sad, I always liked his work. When it’s my time, I hope to die in my sleep and not become a burden to my family. I pray this can be well managed by those involved. Hopefully he does well with treatment/therapy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 I had a touch of aphasia after my stroke in 2014. I had lots of trouble recalling names for a couple of months. An example was Steve Buschemi. I knew he was in the Snickers commercial where he said "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia"I also knew he was an actor and was in Fargo and The Sopranos but could not recall his name no matter how hard I tried.Finally I said that and someone and they told me his name and I repeated it to myself hundreds of times. Aphasia can appear as having the words on the "tip of your tongue". Or it can appear as the wrong word being said. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Aphasia: the loss of a previously held ability to speak or understand spoken or written language. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/aphasia This may explain a lot of our PPP posters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBBills Posted March 30, 2022 Author Share Posted March 30, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said: Aphasia: the loss of a previously held ability to speak or understand spoken or written language. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/aphasia This may explain a lot of our PPP posters. I have not gotten that drunk in a very long time. Edited March 30, 2022 by TBBills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 On 3/30/2022 at 3:43 PM, Another Fan said: Poor guy. That’s sad Die Hard With A Vengeance still remains of my favorites I'd argue it's the best of the Die Hard series and one of his (and John McTiernan's) best movies. I think it slightly edges out the first. The action is crisp and you're immersed into the NYC of the mid-1990s. It's loaded with fantastic actors. If they would have used what's known today as the "alternate ending", it would have been the top one by the country mile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 17 minutes ago, dpberr said: I'd argue it's the best of the Die Hard series and one of his (and John McTiernan's) best movies. I think it slightly edges out the first. The action is crisp and you're immersed into the NYC of the mid-1990s. It's loaded with fantastic actors. If they would have used what's known today as the "alternate ending", it would have been the top one by the country mile. Yeah what makes it a classic for me is the NYC filming locations right before the city kinda has the gentrified feel today. Imo. Also right before the cell phone era as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 He's 67 and a quick google search says he's worth $333 million...which sounds about right to me. Luckily, he doesn't need to work and can focus on his health for his remaining years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Gene Hackman and and Jack Nicholson are still around and healthy, but they said they have retired because of memory problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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