Bruce Willis' family initially dismissed dementia symptoms as return of childhood stutter

Bruce Willis’ early dementia signs were dismissed, since he struggled with stuttering as a child. 

When asked what his early symptoms were, as the actor battles with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and aphasia, his wife shared that "it started with language."

"He had a severe stutter as a child," Emma Heming Willis said during an interview with Town & Country.

BRUCE WILLIS’ YOUNG KIDS WITNESSED ACTOR’S HEALTH ‘DECLINING’ BEFORE DEMENTIA DIAGNOSIS, WIFE SAYS

"Bruce has always had a stutter...