Rumer Willis, the eldest daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, is sharing a rare update on her dad amid his frontotemporal dementia diagnosis.

“What’s been interesting having a family member with dementia, it’s like, he’s happy. As well as someone could be doing, given the circumstances, he’s doing well,” Willis, 38, told People in an interview published Tuesday. “When I get to see him, he sees me and [daughter] Louetta and he starts smiling.’

She added, “So, there’s so much love and joy and tenderness that still exists there. And in terms of that, I would say that’s a huge win. And the fact that we still have him, you know?”

Noting that her dad’s battle with dementia is a “mystery,” she told the outlet that there are still many things that she’s grateful for.

“The most important thing for me is that I’m so grateful that I have this time with him for however many years it may be,” Willis explained. “I’m grateful that he seems generally wonderful and, given all of the givens of our situation, that our family is just so loving and together.”

Bruce Willis, 71, developed frontotemporal dementia, a progressive brain disorder, after first being diagnosed with aphasia in 2022. The “Die Hard” star retired from acting in March 2022.

Rumer Willis last shared an update about her dad in November during an Instagram Q&A session.

After a fan asked how he was doing, she replied, “People always ask me this question. And I think it’s kind of a hard one to answer, because the truth is that anybody with FTD is not doing great. But he’s doing OK in terms of somebody who’s dealing with frontotemporal dementia, you know what I mean?”

Bruce Willis married Moore in 1987. The couple, who later finalized their divorce in 2000, welcomed Rumer and her sisters, Scout and Tallulah, during their marriage. Willis also has two kids with his second wife, Emma Heming Willis, whom he married in 2009.

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