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Bruce Willis to retire after being diagnosed with aphasia.
Bruce Willis to retire after being diagnosed with aphasia.
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Performing is not just a job. When my father retired from a university, the joke was that music faculty don't retire for performing (or even teaching). They retire from professional responsibility reports. When you end up having physical issues which prevent performing, it can be extremely painful emotionally. It is not about the lost money, it is the loss of a beloved craft that you have spent your whole life doing.MN-Skeptic wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 12:44 pm I know that many performers just like performing and so continue into their twilight years. My husband and I saw Bob Hope in his later years at the Minnesota State Fair. Fortunately his wife was with him. It was sad when he had to turn to her for her help in remembering a punch line.
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Oh that's terrible. One more thing to be worried about getting....Estiveo wrote: ↑Wed Mar 30, 2022 2:14 pmPeople Magazine article:
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I suspect this comes from two things:
Like football players, he often bumped things really hard in his acting roles
He was really into drugs in his yout.
Like football players, he often bumped things really hard in his acting roles
He was really into drugs in his yout.
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Didn't read the article. Did he suffer a stroke, even a small one? Aphasia is a side effect from that, depending on where the brain injury is.
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I read the NYT article and it didn't mention any kind of a cause. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/30/movi ... hasia.htmlSlim Cognito wrote: ↑Wed Mar 30, 2022 3:54 pm Didn't read the article. Did he suffer a stroke, even a small one? Aphasia is a side effect from that, depending on where the brain injury is.
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That is terrible. I wish the best for Mr. Willis, this must be devastating.
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https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/m ... -diagnosis
His problems have apparently been obvious for several years. Very sad.Speaking to directors and other crew members who have worked with the 67-year-old actor, the article details Willis struggling to remember dialogue, expressing confusion at his surroundings, needing shortened work days and having issues with gun use.
“After the first day of working with Bruce, I could see it first-hand and I realized that there was a bigger issue at stake here and why I had been asked to shorten his lines,” said Mike Burns, director of 2021 thriller Out of Death. During the shoot, he was required to compress 25 pages of dialogue into one day of filming.
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Something living leaves the faces of those with dementia, I think, replaced by a bland countenance with no evidence of their having lived it up, as Mr. Willis liked to say.
Gone, the mischievous monkey in Moonlighting, the cunning cop in Diehard (1-6). Instead, as one co-worker said, you get “I know why you’re here, and why you’re here, but why am I here?”
So sad. He loved his job. Kudos to the family for wrapping him in love and protection.
Gone, the mischievous monkey in Moonlighting, the cunning cop in Diehard (1-6). Instead, as one co-worker said, you get “I know why you’re here, and why you’re here, but why am I here?”
So sad. He loved his job. Kudos to the family for wrapping him in love and protection.
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What?
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It might have something to do with that chair you mentioned , even though it’s in another thread.
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I suffer (now very infrequently) from aphasia. One time it hit right in the middle of a group presentation that counted for 30% of our grade. I had no idea it was happening until the professor said she couldn't understand a word I was saying. I tried to write on the chalkboard what was happening, but couldn't even manage that. It was horrifying. Luckily, she believed me when I explained what happened (probably helped that I opened with begging her not to mark down my teammates) and when she asked me about the topic my brain fried on, I pulled out the book she had used as a basis for the topic prompt and had a lively 15 minute debate over the meaning of a section (I had interpreted it 180 degrees from how she did). The fact that I understood the material well enough to half-convince her that she was wrong pretty much proved that I wasn't faking it.
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So sorry this happened to you.If I may ask, did you say the wrong words or pronounce words incorrectly, or were you unable to speak words? Aphasia is lack of words and dysphasia is wrong, or incorrectly pronounced words* I know the release said Willis was suffering from aphasia but it's commonly confused with dysphasia (which is also commonly confused with dysphagia which means problems swallowing.) In your case, did they ever find out what caused it? Perhaps a TIA, (transient ischemic attack) also known as a mini stroke, in which people usually fully recover.
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I've had problems for several years now where I "lose" nouns when speaking. It's very strange. It happens only when I'm speaking - never when I'm writing something - and only with nouns. Often I can hear the word in my head, but once it get stuck, it stays stuck - I can't get it to come out my mouth and I can't write it down. Most often, I just end up describing what I mean. For example, if I need my husband or caretaker to bring me some water, I may not be able to say "water" so I'll ask for "clear drinking stuff" and they know what I mean by that. It's really annoying!
I've also had a few episodes recently where I can't remember how to do something I do on a regular basis. One example, when I'm putting away my CPAP equipment, I have a band I wrap and tie around it to hold it all together. One day, I couldn't remember at all how to wrap and tie the band. It's a very simple thing, but it was like it just vanished. I had to work out again how I normally did it. I never did actually "remember" it, I just relearned it.
My doctor thinks I may be having TIAs and put me on low-dose aspirin. I have to admit, it's been better since I started on it. The blanks still happen at times, but much less frequently than they used to.
I've also had a few episodes recently where I can't remember how to do something I do on a regular basis. One example, when I'm putting away my CPAP equipment, I have a band I wrap and tie around it to hold it all together. One day, I couldn't remember at all how to wrap and tie the band. It's a very simple thing, but it was like it just vanished. I had to work out again how I normally did it. I never did actually "remember" it, I just relearned it.
My doctor thinks I may be having TIAs and put me on low-dose aspirin. I have to admit, it's been better since I started on it. The blanks still happen at times, but much less frequently than they used to.
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I feelz ya, Kriselda. Migraines and fibromyalgia interfere with my word acquisition. Thank dog for finger pointing and writing and substitute words.
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https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/ ... -diagnosis
Country music star Toby Keith has announced he is being treated for stomach cancer.
In a statement on social media, he wrote: “Last fall I was diagnosed with stomach cancer. I’ve spent the last 6 months receiving chemo, radiation and surgery. So far, so good. I need time to breathe, recover and relax.”
He said he was spending time with family, “but I will see the fans sooner than later. I can’t wait.”
Keith is one of the most successful country artists in the US. His debut album was released in 1993, and by the turn of the century he had crossed over in the pop mainstream: 2002’s Unleashed and 2003’s Shock’n Y’all topped the US album chart. Twenty of his singles have topped the US country chart.
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am I supposed to be sad?
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I know what you mean, but he has done some good charitable work:
https://people.com/country/country-star ... diagnosis/The Oklahoma native has long been an advocate for cancer patients. In 2006 he founded the Toby Keith Foundation to provide support for children with cancer. In 2014, the foundation opened OK Kids Korral, "a cost-free, convenient and comfortable home for pediatric cancer patients receiving treatment," as their website states.
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Aside from that Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics ... reaks-leg/
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland broke her left leg while hiking Sunday in Shenandoah National Park, the Interior Department said in a statement Monday.
“An evaluation this morning confirmed a break to her left fibula,” the statement said. “She is grateful to Park staff, the U.S. Park Police, and the team at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for their excellent care.”
Haaland, 61, the first Native American to serve as a Cabinet secretary, will resume her schedule virtually Monday afternoon, according to the Interior Department. The department declined to answer additional questions.
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Good for her, hiking in the Shenandoah. BTDT. I mean, how can you really be Secretary of the Interior if all you do is sit behind a desk in our nation's capital?
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Bennie Thompson has tested positive for Covid.