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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumsfrom Gabby Giffords:I'm thinking of Bruce Willis and his family today.
Aphasia makes it hard for me to find the right words. It can be lonely and isolating, but Friends of Aphasia is trying to change that.
To everyone living with aphasia, I'm here for you. We got this.
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from Gabby Giffords:I'm thinking of Bruce Willis and his family today. (Original Post)
elleng
Mar 2022
OP
I truly adore Giffords and send supportive thoughts to all affected. It is truly hard.
hlthe2b
Mar 2022
#1
You can help with therapy, but the real problem isn't aphasia, it's what causes it.
marie999
Mar 2022
#5
hlthe2b
(102,236 posts)1. I truly adore Giffords and send supportive thoughts to all affected. It is truly hard.
Tough road ahead, Bruce, but hoping for the best.
LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)2. Bruce, we watch your movies over and over and over...
We will do so forever. Travel well.
ProfessorGAC
(65,010 posts)3. This!
I feel for the family!
PatrickforB
(14,572 posts)4. I am heartily sorry for Bruce.
Let's hope a cure can be found.
marie999
(3,334 posts)5. You can help with therapy, but the real problem isn't aphasia, it's what causes it.
Traumatic brain injury, stroke, and tumor are 3 ways to get aphasia.