Demi Moore tries not to get 'attached' to the old Bruce Willis amid dementia battle

Demi Moore said she tries not to be "attached" to the old Bruce Willis when she visits her ex.

The "Ghost" actress, 61, says it's important for her to be in the "present" when she is with the 'Die Hard' actor - whom she was married to from 1987 to 2000 - amid the 69-year-old actor's battle with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), so they can enjoy their time together. Speaking on CBS Sunday Morning, she said: "The important thing is just to meet him where he's at, as opposed to being attached to who he was, how he was.

"Because, again, that only just puts you in a place of loss versus being in the present, meeting him where he's at, and finding the joy and the loving of just all that is where he is." The "Substance" star - who has daughters Rumer, 36, Scout, 33, and Tallulah, 30, with Bruce - is very much focused on the things that bring her "joy" in life and doesn't feel it's necessary to set goals for her career.

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She said: "I think that I'm sitting in a different place in my life than I've ever been. I have the most autonomy. My children are grown. I have the most independence that I've ever had. And so, I just am really trying to focus on what really brings me joy. I don't like to project and say, 'Well, this is where I want to be,' because I don't know. I don't know where I'm gonna be. But I know that it's an opportunity for me to actually have a good time!"

Demi was recently asked about the advice she has given her daughters when it comes to communicating with their father, and in a similar response, she shared how she "treasures" the family's time together. She told "The Drew Barrymore Show": "What I say to my kids is you meet them where they're at.

"You don't hold on to who they were or what you want them to be, but who they are in this moment. And from that, there is such beauty and joy and loving and sweetness. When I'm in LA, I go over every week, and I really treasure the time that we all share."

In 2022, Bruce Willis' family, including his wife Emma Heming and their children Mabel and Evelyn, shared the tough news about his health, revealing his retreat from acting due to aphasia, and later confirming his dementia diagnosis. A few days ago, the actor was seen out and about in California while being driven around Brentwood wearing a New York Yankees baseball cap, as he showed off his support for the baseball team.

His daughter Tallulah spoke about Bruce on the Today Show, as she discussed how he's coping since being diagnosed with dementia. She said: "He's doing stable, which in this situation is good, and is hard. There's painful days, but there's so much love." She said Bruce's blended family have been "appreciative" of the time spent with their father.

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