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Bruce Willis is thanking first responders amid the L.A. wildfires. In a new video shared by his wife Emma Heming Willis on Instagram Thursday, Willis can be seen shaking hands with a Los Angeles police officer and posing for a photo. She captioned the post, "Spotting a first responder, Bruce never missed a chance to show his gratitude with a heartfelt handshake and a 'thank you for your service.' Yesterday was no different."

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00:00Bruce Willis is thanking first responders amid the LA wildfires.

00:05In a new video shared by his wife Emma Hemming Willis on Instagram Thursday,

00:10Willis can be seen shaking hands with a Los Angeles police officer and posing for a photo.

00:15She captioned the post,

00:17Spotting a first responder, Bruce never missed a chance to show his gratitude with a heartfelt handshake and a thank you for your service.

00:23Yesterday was no different.

00:25The video seemingly marks the first time Willis has been spotted in public since 2022.

00:30After his family announced that the actor had initially been diagnosed with the language disorder aphasia

00:34and would be stepping away from acting as a result.

00:37In 2023, the Willis family shared that Bruce had received a more specific diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia or FTD.

00:45A statement released by the Willis family at the time said in part,

00:48FTD is a cruel disease that many of us have never heard of and can strike anyone.

00:52Today, there are no treatments for the disease, a reality that we hope can change in the years ahead.

00:57Since his diagnosis, Hemming Willis has served as the actor's caregiver.

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