The retired actor — currently battling frontotemporal dementia — was seen in a rare video speaking with LA wildfire first responders.

Demi Moore is keeping her ex-husband Bruce Willis' "peace and comfort" at "the very top of her list of priorities" and is spending more time with him to help his current wife, Emma Heming Willis, a friend has said.

Demi Moore is reportedly making her ex-husband Bruce Willis' 'peace and comfort' her 'central mission' as he continues his battle with frontotemporal dementia

Retired actor Bruce Willis was filmed warmly greeting LAPD officers on Thursday as he continues to battle dementia.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Emma Heming Willis (@emmahemingwillis) Bruce Willis retired from acting in 2022 after he was diagnosed with aphasia and then frontotemporal dementia.

Bruce Willis made a rare public appearance to thank first responders tackling the ongoing Los Angeles fires. In a video posted by his wife, Emma Heming (46), the Die Hard star, who is battling dementia, was filmed shaking hands with LAPD responders and posing for a photo with them.

Bruce Willis retired from acting in 2022 and was then diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. He's rarely been seen in public since then.

Researchers have uncovered the mechanism underlying frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) caused by variants in the valosin-containing protein (VCP) gene. Their study, which used a fruit fly model,

Willis was diagnosed first with aphasia -- a condition where the brain's ability to understand or express language is impaired, according to the National Institutes of Health -- in 2022 before receiving an additional diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia in 2023, according to his family.

Bruce Willis and his wife, Emma Heming Willis, took a rare public step Thursday to go out and thank first responders battling the wildfires in L.A. that have destroyed entire neighborhoods across the city.

Actor Bruce Willis took a moment to thank first responders in Los Angeles amid the ongoing wildfires. Willis’ wife, Emma Heming Willis, posted a video on Instagram showing the 69-year-old shaking hands with and talking with an LAPD officer.

As a star of some of the best action movies, Bruce Willis knows a thing or two about danger. But that knowledge has also given the retired acting legend a deep appreciation for the actual people who inhabit the occupational roles he's played.