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Rumer Willis shares rare positive update on dad Bruce

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Rumer Willis shared a positive update on actor father Bruce Willis' health as he continues to live with frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

"He's doing really good. I got to go over there with [daughter] Louetta today," she told People at the premiere of her movie My Divorce Party.

When Fox News asked after her father's health, Rumer admitted that she shares so many updates on his condition in a bid to give other families hope.

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Rumer Willis and Bruce Willis pictured at home. (Instagram)

"My dad is so beloved, and that's been so evident in the transparency with which we've been sharing," she said.

"If there's any way sharing our experience brings hope — whatever comes forward as a family — that can have an effect and bring any sort of hope, comfort to someone else experiencing that, then to me, that's … everything."

She and sisters Scout and Tallulah have been candid about their father's decline over the last year, sharing regular updates on social media.

Bruce's wife, Emma Heming Willis, has also shared how her husband's condition has affected him and the whole family publicly.

The couple celebrated their 15th anniversary last month and Emma marked the occasion with a moving Instagram tribute.

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"Today marks our 15th wedding anniversary! And today, I can make a choice. I can wallow in sorrow or I can celebrate it. I call this the 'remarkable reframe'," the former model wrote.

"What I know is there is so much to celebrate. Our union and connection is probably stronger than ever. We have two bright, fun and healthy daughters.

"We have a family unit that is built on mutual respect and admiration. And simply, I just love and adore the man I married.

"I'm so proud of what we have and continue to create. So, happy crystal anniversary to us!"

Bruce Willis and Emma Heming Willis share a kiss in a Valentine's Day snap. (Instagram)

The pair share two daughters, Mabel Ray, 11, and Evelyn Penn, nine.

Bruce shares his elder daughters, Rumer, Scout and Tallulah with ex-wife Demi Moore, who is still a big part of their blended family.

When her ex-husband was first diagnosed, she gave their three daughters a piece of advice that has helped carry them through Bruce's illness.

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Demi Moore and Bruce Willis (Instagram)

"What I'll share is what I say to my children, which is, it's important to just meet them where they're at and not hold on to what isn't, but what is," she said on Good Morning America

"Because there's great beauty and sweetness and loving and joy out of that."

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