Bruce Willis's wife speaks of her grief at his dementia on his 68th birthday

"I have started the morning by crying, as you can see by my swollen eyes," she said in an Instagram video.

"It's important that you see all sides of this," she said, as she continues to raise awareness about his condition.

Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in February.

This came after he was diagnosed with aphasia, which causes difficulties with speech, last year.

His family said last year that he was giving up acting as the condition was affecting his cognitive abilities.

The actor's dementia diagnosis affects language as well as behaviour and the ability to plan. There is no cure or intervention that can slow down the progress, so his symptoms will continue to worsen.

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