In what’s believed to be his first public sighting since retiring from acting, Bruce Willis made sure to thank first responders battling the blazes in Los Angeles.

Willis was diagnosed first with aphasia -- a condition where the brain's ability to understand or express language is impaired, according to the National Institutes of Health -- in 2022 before receiving an additional diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia in 2023, according to his family.

Bruce Willis made a rare public appearance to thank LA firefighters, as shown in a video shared by his wife, Emma. Diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2022, Bruce's family, including ex-wife Demi Moore and their children,