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Emma Heming shares details about the health of Bruce Willis, who was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) seven months ago.

She acknowledges that the disease continues to progress and that at this point she is not sure if her husband is aware of what is happening to him. This condition has the particularity that, as the patient progresses in her illness, she loses track of her condition and her personality and behavior gradually change.

When Bruce Willis and Emma Heming married in 2010, they never imagined they would face a challenge as great as the illness of the actor, who is now 68 years old. The last few years have been difficult for the Willis family.

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Since Willis announced his retirement from acting in the spring of 2022 due to aphasia, the family dynamic has completely changed. However, the most shocking news came a year later, when it was reported that his illness had progressed to a rare form of dementia.

Emma, ​​48, has provided invaluable support to her husband and has become his ‘care partner’, as she prefers to call him, rather than ‘carer’.

In an interview on the ‘Today’ show, she shared her experience with her husband’s illness, highlighting that it is a “family disease” that affects all members, as it deteriorates the patient’s behavior, personality and language, transforming completely family dynamics.

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Emma was candid when speaking to her daughters, Mabel, 11, and Evelyn, nine, about Bruce’s diagnosis.

He considers it important for girls to understand the medical reasons for the illness so that they can relate appropriately with their father. Despite the pain and sadness they feel, they do everything they can to care for Bruce.

When asked if Bruce was aware of his illness at this point as the disease continues to progress, Emma responded: “It’s hard to say.” She has spoken in the past about the difficulties of relating to her husband due to her deteriorating condition.

“When you know what the disease is from a medical point of view, it all makes sense, so it was important that we let them know what it is because, you know, I don’t want there to be any stigma or shame attached to their father’s diagnosis, or to any form of dementia,” he explained.

Despite the challenges, Bruce remains a gift to the family, his wife said.

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Furthermore, Emma hopes that this process of facing the disease will make her and her daughters better people. In addition, she mentioned that both Demi Moore, Bruce’s ex-wife, and the daughters that Bruce had with Demi: Rumer, Scout and Tallylah, have provided great support throughout this difficult process.

*This content was rewritten with the assistance of artificial intelligence, based on information published by El Universal, and was reviewed by a journalist and an editor.

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