"Dementia" Bruce Willis, forgets about marriage.."I'm taking a rest at another house"
Aug 28, 2025
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His wife Emma Heming Willis, 47, appeared on ABC News Special 'Emma & Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey' on the 26th (local time) to calmly talk about the current situation and the life of her caregiver.
On the show, Emma Heming Willis "It was the most difficult decision I've ever made as a caregiver"Bruce Willis cared about our two daughters more than anyone else, and must have put the most importance on creating an environment for the children" confesses that they are currently separated.
Bruce Willis is currently living with resident caregivers around the clock in a single-story house near his main house, and the family visits him for breakfast and dinner every day.
Emma Heming Willis said "It's like a second home for us"and the things of our daughters are also placed in the house, a space full of love, laughter and warmth"
Emma Heming Willis is also "Bruce Willis is still healthy and walks well. It's just that brain function is collapsing. "We're communicating with him in a new way."
Asked if "Does Bruce Willis still recognize me?", Emma Heming Willis "I feel he recognizes. He shines when he is together" "Still connected to our two daughters and Bruce Willis' three adult daughters. Hold our hands, kiss, hug and react. He is at the moment." Then "It doesn't matter if Bruce Willis doesn't remember the date of his wedding, or if he doesn't know I'm his wife. What's important is the feeling that we're connected, and I definitely feel it.'Bruce Willis stopped acting in 2022 after being diagnosed with aphasia, and the following year, in February 2023, he was diagnosed with frontal temporal dementia. Front temporal lobe dementia is a degenerative brain disease that causes poor language ability, personality change, and loss of empathy, and is known to occur mainly in the 50s and 60s.
Emma Heming Willis said Bruce Willis' early symptoms of frontal head-to-head dementia had already appeared since his acting days. It is said that he used to forget his lines, get emotional ups and downs, distance himself from his family, and even take his daughters to school.
He said at the time, `I didn't expect it to be a sign of dementia.' `In the early days of the care, I tried to do everything alone, and eventually the whole family was isolated.' Scout Willis, the daughter of Bruce Willis and actor Demi Moore, said she was worried about Emma Heming Willis "I'm more worried about my mother than my father", and Emma Heming Willis started getting help from a professional caregiver and also treated her for depression.
Finally, Emma Heming Willis said this about what she wanted to say to her husband.
"I just want to have a conversation with the person I love. I'd like to ask if he's okay, if he's comfortable, and if there's anything else we can help him with. I wonder if it's scary. He's still my love, and I feel him every day"
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