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In March 2022, it was announced that Willis had aphasia. The latest diagnosis is sadly worse.
Aphasia is loss of language following brain damage. Conversation partners can help them say what they want to say.
Across Canada and the United States, more than two million people are living with aphasia and its language and communication challenges.
Stepping back from acting after a diagnosis of aphasia, Bruce Willis will perhaps be best remembered from Die Hard. Here are some other films where he shone.
The ‘Die Hard’ actor is suffering from a communications disorder that affects 2 million Americans.
Bruce Willis’ family today revealed he has been diagnosed with aphasia. So what actually is aphasia and why haven’t we heard of it before?
It’s the story of a man who just wants to get home for Christmas.
For decades, rape-revenge films focused on fathers avenging crimes against their daughters. But filmmakers are telling new stories.
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Associate Professor of French Studies, University of Adelaide
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Professor of Film Studies, University of Leicester
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Allied Health Research Advisor, Monash Health; Adjunct senior lecturer, La Trobe University; Adjunct research fellow, School of Primary & Allied Health Care, Monash University
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Professor, Speech Pathology, Curtin University
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PhD Candidate in Cinema and Screen Studies, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor, Neuropsychology, University of Westminster
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Speech Pathology Research and Clinical Practice Lead, Monash Health; Adjunct research fellow, La Trobe University
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Associate Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University
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Professor and Acting Director, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders; Scientific Director, Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, Western University
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Professor of RNA Therapeutics, Governor Paul Cellucci Chair in Neuroscience Research, Founding Director of Frontotempral Dementia Research Center, UMass Chan Medical School
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Professor of Neurorehabilitation, Boston University
