Bruce Willis spent three decades playing the invincible everyman who always found a way to win against impossible odds. Now, facing an unwinnable battle against frontotemporal dementia (FTD), his family has ensured his final Hollywood act will save lives off-screen. What Actually Happened In a deeply moving and intentional statement, Emma Heming Willis announced that the Willis family plans to donate the actor's brain to science following his passing. This decision, backed by