It is weird to see your favorite celebrities grow up or grow old because you have this image of them that doesn’t change from their iconic movies. And growing old means that their health might suffer and it doesn’t matter if they have the best doctors, some illnesses are just incurable and too unpredictable at the moment.

On Wednesday, the world found out the sad news that Bruce Willis was diagnosed with aphasia, so because it affects his cognitive abilities, the actor has to end his career at age 67. It was announced on his Instagram by his family and the internet was saddened by this news. Bruce Willis’ colleagues and other famous people expressed their support and respect to the actor, sending him kind words.

Bruce Willis, who celebrated his 67th birthday on March 19, gained recognition with the role of John McClane in the Die Hard franchise. He appeared in over a hundred movies and the most recent one, the heist action film A Day To Die, came out just at the beginning of March.

People watching the movie didn’t expect that a couple of weeks later, they would find out that their beloved star was diagnosed with such a scary disease.

It was announced on March 30 by Bruce Willis’ family on the actor’s Instagram. They said that Bruce “has been experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities. As a result of this and with much consideration Bruce is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him.”

The family promised to go through this tough period together and “Live it up,” as Bruce always says and wanted to let his fans know what is going on because they are aware of how much Bruce means to the people who follow him.