Famous
American actor Bruce Willis which is famous for his role on the movie “Die Hard”
was forced to quit and step away from his beloved acting career due to a brain
disorder which is called “Aphasia”. His family announced it last March 30,2022
Wednesday.
Aphasia is a
brain disease that is affecting the cognitive abilities of an affected and
infected person like having hard to communicate and remembering words.
“In a post on his daughter Rumer's verified
Instagram account, the caption on a photo of the "Die Hard" actor
read: "To Bruce's amazing supporters, as a family we wanted to share that
our beloved Bruce has been experiencing some health issues and has recently
been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities."
"As
a result of this and with much consideration Bruce is stepping away from the
career that has meant so much to him," the caption continued. "This
is a really challenging time for our family and we are so appreciative of your
continued love, compassion and support. "” (CNN)
“"As a result of this and with
much consideration Bruce is stepping away from the career that has meant so
much to him," his daughter
Rumer Willis wrote on social media.”(CNN)
“Aphasia is a devastating condition
that steals a person's ability to communicate, making it difficult to write or
speak or even understand what others are saying.
People with aphasia can have problems finding
words, use words out of order, speak in a choppy, halting manner or use short
fragments of speech. They can even make up nonsense words and sprinkle those
into their speech and writing, according to the American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association.
Written communications can be full of grammatical
errors and run-on sentences. A person with aphasia can also have problems with
accurately copying letters and words, ASHA said.
Understanding others can also be
impacted. People with aphasia may not understand spoken or written sentences or
need extra time to absorb and understand what is being said or what they are
reading. They may lose their ability to recognize words by sight or to sound
out written words. It can be difficult for people with aphasia to follow a fast
talker, or understand complex sentences and concepts, ASHA said.
How aphasia impacts a person can differ, based on
the extent and site of damage in the brain. Some people only lose their
abilities to find or repeat words and phrases, but are still able to speak and
be understood. That's called "fluent" aphasia, as compared to "nonfluent" aphasia for
those with more extensive damage….” (CNN)
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