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Rumer Willis<\/a> is sharing how she is feeling amid her father <\/span>Bruce Willis<\/a>‘ dementia battle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In a post on Instagram Monday, the actress, 35, shared with her 1.1 million followers that she is “missing” her dad as his condition continues to worsen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “Really missing my papa today. \ud83e\udd72,” Rumer wrote in a caption on the social media platform.<\/span><\/p>\n For the photo, she attached a picture of herself and her father, 68, from when she was a baby. In the pic, Bruce is holding his young daughter in his arms as he looks at her fondly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Some commenters immediately expressed concern that the Hollywood icon had passed away, however, many seemed to make the connection to his dementia diagnosis, which causes a person to lose their memory, language and other functional abilities, according to the <\/span>Alzheimer’s Association<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Bruce was\u00a0<\/span>diagnosed with the disorder last year,<\/a>\u00a0and as a byproduct, aphasia,\u00a0a brain-mediated inability to speak or to understand speech. According to the Mayo Clinic,\u00a0<\/span>frontotemporal dementia<\/a>\u00a0“is an umbrella term for a group of brain disorders that primarily affect the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain.”<\/span><\/p>\n “Hugs. It\u2019s an odd kind of hard to miss someone who is still here. Dementia is a cruel beast,” one person responded to Rumer’s post.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “Anticipatory grief is so difficult to process at times. I\u2019m sorry,” another responded.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “With dementia, grief begins so much earlier and lasts longer because you start grieving the loss before they are physically gone,” a third person wrote.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The post from the <\/span>Die Hard<\/span><\/em> star’s daughter comes just days after Bruce’s wife, <\/span>Emma\u00a0Heming Willis<\/a>, penned a heartbreaking tribute to her husband as he fights\u00a0frontotemporal dementia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In a personal essay written for\u00a0<\/span>Maria Shriver’s<\/a>\u00a0Sunday Paper<\/a><\/em>, the mother of two shares her perspective and what she’s learned as she and Bruce’s family navigate his disorder. In her step-by-step guide, Emma shares the value of community, being aware, and research.<\/span><\/p>\n “I struggle with guilt, knowing that I have resources that others don’t,” she writes. “When I\u2019m able to get out for a hike to clear my head, it’s not lost on me that not all care partners can do that. When what I share about our family\u2019s journey gets press attention, I know that there are many thousands of untold, unheard stories, each of them deserving of compassion and concern. At the same time, I see that what I share matters to others who may be struggling, and in a small way makes them feel seen and understood.”<\/span><\/p>\n Meanwhile, in early November,\u00a0Bruce’s daughter Tallulah Willis was a guest on\u00a0<\/span>The Drew Barrymore Show<\/span><\/em>, and\u00a0<\/span>gave an update on her father’s condition<\/a>\u00a0and what life has been like.<\/span><\/p>\n “He is the same, which I think in this regard I\u2019ve learned is the best thing you can ask for,” she said of her dad. “I see love when I\u2019m with him, and it\u2019s my dad and he loves me, which is really special.”<\/span><\/p>\n