Fans of Bruce Willis were surprised to learn last month that the 67-year-old actor was diagnosed with dementia. We tend to associate this condition with much older individuals and with Alzheimer’s, its most common cause, but dementia can strike adults earlier and with other conditions, including Parkinson’s, Huntington’s disease, traumatic brain injury and the Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) impacting Willis.
According to a publication from the CDC, about 5.8 million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, a number that is predicted to more than double to 14 million in the next four decades. This prediction can be terrifying for older adults living happily and independently, and for their families.
Support authors and subscribe to content
This is premium stuff. Subscribe to read the entire article.