United Kingdom, June 16 -- Rumer Willis made a conscious effort to feel "grateful" on Father's Day (15.06.25).

The 36-year-old actress took to social media on Sunday to pay tribute to her dad Bruce Willis - who was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2022 - and to reflect on the struggles she now faces when trying to connect with her father.

Alongside a series of throwback photographs, Rumer wrote on Instagram: "Today is hard, I feel a deep ache in my chest to talk to you and tell you everything I'm doing and what's going on in my life. To hug you and ask you about life and your stories and struggles and successes. I wish I asked you more questions while you could still tell me about it all. But I know you wouldn't want me to be s...