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Actor Bruce Willis has been diagnoses with a brain condition called aphasia His family said in a statement he'll be 'stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him' The condition is an impairment of language, affecting the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write
1 posted on 03/30/2022 9:53:29 AM PDT by Tea Drinker
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To: Tea Drinker

Ouch, 67 is too young.


2 posted on 03/30/2022 9:54:13 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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That’s sad. I’ve always liked him.


3 posted on 03/30/2022 9:54:21 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy ("Believe all women" has become "I don't know what a woman is".)
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Sad news. Prayers for Bruce Willis and his family.


4 posted on 03/30/2022 9:54:51 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Suppo)
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Very sad to hear this.


5 posted on 03/30/2022 9:54:57 AM PDT by Artemis Webb (Be kind to each other, unless the other guy is a dumbass.)
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More info on that condition here:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/aphasia/symptoms-causes/syc-20369518


6 posted on 03/30/2022 9:56:20 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
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Sad to hear this. Bruce Willis is one of my go to action heroes in the movies ever since “Die Hard”. Not just a good physical actor, but a good dramatic actor. He was awesome in “The Sixth Sense”.


7 posted on 03/30/2022 9:57:09 AM PDT by Flick Lives (The CDC. Brought to you by Pfizer)
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Very sad:

Aphasia leads to impairment of language, speech, comprehension, and the ability to read and write. It results from an injury to the brain due to stroke, head trauma, tumors, or infections. The severity of the symptoms depends on the area of the brain affected and the extent of damage caused and may include:

Speaking short or incomplete sentences
Writing or speaking words or sentences that don’t make sense
Difficulty in finding the right words to speak or write
Substituting one word for another or one sound for another
Speaking unrecognisable words
Inability to follow others conversations
Migraines, seizures, or transient ischemic attack (TIA) may cause temporary episodes of aphasia

This sounds like what may be affecting Joe Biden, especially since he had 2 brain tumors in the past.


9 posted on 03/30/2022 9:57:22 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi (We are being played by forces most do not understand)
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Very sad. My mother was just diagnosed with this.


10 posted on 03/30/2022 9:57:57 AM PDT by gattaca ("Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives." Ronald Reagan)
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Aphasia is a language disorder that affects a person’s ability to communicate.

It can occur suddenly after a stroke or head injury, or develop slowly from a growing brain tumor or disease.
Aphasia affects a person’s ability to express and understand written and spoken language.

Once the underlying cause is treated, the main treatment for aphasia is speech therapy.

Common: More than 200,000 US cases per year.

Sometimes, it is the lead symptom in battered brain disease, with former pro football players and boxers.


11 posted on 03/30/2022 9:59:44 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Playing “Make Believe” is for liberal adults/children. It is past time to grow up!)
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Of all the actors, you can just about always count on Bruce Willis to be in very good movies. This marks the end of an era, I suppose.


13 posted on 03/30/2022 10:00:10 AM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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Aphasia seven days after second dose of an mRNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8223021/
19 posted on 03/30/2022 10:02:41 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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One of the best Christmas movies ever: Die Hard.

That is too bad.

20 posted on 03/30/2022 10:02:46 AM PDT by Michael.SF. (Never do anything illegal, when you are doing something illegal. )
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When it rains, it pours.


23 posted on 03/30/2022 10:03:43 AM PDT by windsorknot
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Oy, what a shame. No way to continue a language based career.


25 posted on 03/30/2022 10:03:59 AM PDT by EinNYC
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Prayers up he is one of my favorites. I will never forget when he tried to enlist after 9/11 and they said he was too old.


26 posted on 03/30/2022 10:04:15 AM PDT by MomwithHope (Forever grateful to all our patriots, past, present and future.)
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There is so much wrong that go wrong in the brain. Such a complicated organ.

Chris Rock could have complications later from being smacked in the head. He might not...hope not..but you never know.

Don’t hit people in the head.

Tom Cruise is one that might have problems later. He has had to have major impacts to his head.


27 posted on 03/30/2022 10:04:49 AM PDT by RummyChick ( )
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Prayers up for Bruce. 🙏


28 posted on 03/30/2022 10:04:49 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Miss you Rush!)
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Lots of rumors about something with his mental capacity over the last 6 months. RedLetterMedia noted how he was using ear pieces in all these bargain basement movies he’s been in lately. Lots of stand-ins too. Hopefully he got paid decently to live out his days ok.


31 posted on 03/30/2022 10:05:54 AM PDT by Houserino
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One of my favorites. Prayers for his healing.


34 posted on 03/30/2022 10:07:54 AM PDT by bray (The Vax is fake and deadly)
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Is he taking statins?


35 posted on 03/30/2022 10:09:52 AM PDT by ryderann
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