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Tallulah, the 30-year-old daughter of the actor, spoke on the show with hosts Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb on Wednesday, September 18, about how her father is coping with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), which he was diagnosed with last year.

She said, 'He’s doing stable, which in this situation is good, and is hard.

' She explained that since the actor’s diagnosis, she has learned to spend her time more wisely and be appreciative of any time she is able to spend with her family, especially her dad.

'It’s really shown me to not take any moment for granted, and I really do think that we’d be best friends,' she said.

'I think he’s very proud of me.

You have to be in the moment.

You have to be present.

'Tallulah also mentioned, 'I think he’s doing, you know, given the givens, he is in a stable place,' she told Barrymore.

'You know, it’s what I say to my kids is you meet them where they’re at.

You don’t hold on to who they were or what you want them to be, but who they are in this moment.

And from that, there is such beauty and joy and loving and sweetness.

When I’m in LA, I go over every week, and I really treasure the time that we all share.

'In March 2022, the actor was diagnosed with a language disorder caused by brain damage that can lead to difficulties comprehending, speaking, reading, or writing.

However, one of the actor’s other daughters, Rumer, provided an update last year when she explained her father received a “more specific” diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a “rare and aggressive” form of the disease.

FTD is a wide term used for various brain diseases that mostly affect the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain which are associated with personality, language, and behavior, according to the experts.

Tallulah has previously spoken out about her father’s health before as she said on why her family is so open about Bruce’s health.

'I think it’s twofold.

I think on one hand, it’s who we are as a family,' she said.

'But also, it’s really important for us to spread awareness about FTD.

If we can take something that we’re struggling with as a family and individually, to help other people, to turn it around, to make something beautiful about it, that’s really special for us.

'Since finding out about her father’s diagnosis, Tallulah has also been open about her own mental health struggles, which she continues to speak out on.

'It was very emotional,' she revealed on the show about being diagnosed at 29 years old.

'If I’m being honest, I really hated myself and I thought I was very broken.

So to learn that the elements of myself that I thought were maladies or wrong or just too much for this world are actually okay, and they just require a little bit more tools.

And it gave me more grace for myself.

'