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Emma Heming Willisis celebrating a big milestone for her andBruce Willis' daughter.
On Friday, the 43-year-old actress shared a heartfelt tribute on Instagram for her daughterMabel’s 10th birthday. She included an old video of Mabel expressing her dream to be a “shark” on ABC’sShark Tankwhen she grows up.
The proud mom also shared two photos of her and Bruce posing with their little girl. In the sweet snap, Bruce, 67, held Mabel in his arms as he lovingly placed his face against her cheek.
She continued, “You are all heart and soul. Thank you for choosing us because you are so loved and respected ❤️#birthdaygirl#sharktankboss.”
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Mabel’s birthday tribute comes shortly after Emma expressed her thanks to family, friends and fans for sharing support after announcing Bruce has beendiagnosed with aphasia and is retiring from acting.
“Your love, support, compassion, prayers really help,” Emma wrote in a post on herInstagram StoryThursday evening. “I’m grateful.”
“Thank you from the bottom of my heart,” concluded the model, who also shares daughterEvelyn, 7, with Bruce.
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TheDie Hardstar’s family shared the news of his aphasia diagnosis on Instagram Wednesday, writingalongside a photo of the actoron their Instagram feeds, “To Bruce’s amazing supporters, as a family, we wanted to share that our beloved Bruce has been experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities.”
“As a result of this and with much considerationBruce is stepping away from the careerthat has meant so much to him,” the caption added.
They went on to say that it “is a really challenging time” for them all, “and we are so appreciative of your continued love, compassion and support.”
“We are moving through this as a strong family unit, and wanted to bring his fans in because we know how much he means to you, as you do to him. As Bruce always says, ‘Live it up’ and together we plan to do just that,” they concluded, signing the note from Emma, Mabel and Evelyn, plus Bruce’s ex-wifeDemi Mooreand their daughters Rumer Willis,Scout WillisandTallulah Willis.
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According toMayo Clinic, aphasia “is a condition that robs you of the ability to communicate. It can affect your ability to speak, write and understand language, both verbal and written.”
The group adds that the condition “typically occurs suddenly after a stroke or a head injury. But it can also come on gradually from a slow-growing brain tumor or a disease that causes progressive, permanent damage (degenerative).”
People withaphasia experience changes in their ability to communicate, the Mayo Clinic says, and they “may speak in short or incomplete sentences, speak in sentences that don’t make sense, substitute one word for another or one sound for another, speak unrecognizable words, not understand other people’s conversation or write sentences that don’t make sense.”
source: people.com
