Emma Heming Willis Stripping the curtains of life Bruce Willis In his frontotemporal dementia war.
exist Edit from Emma and Bruce Willis: An Unexpected Journey – Diane Sawyer share Good morning USA Emma, 47, explained her first signs of realizing her husband’s behavior is changing.
“For a very talkative and very dedicated person, he’s just a little quieter,” she said in the video. “When the family gets together, he’s a little melting.”
Moderator Diane Sawyer His family Noting that he is “less involved in their lives.”
“It feels a little bit removed, it’s cold, unlike Bruce, who is very warm and kind.” “It’s totally shocking and horrifying.”
She further explained that not many doctors are aware of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), or are often misdiagnosed.
Bruce’s family first announced that he was diagnosed with aphasia with a speech disorder in March 2022. Almost a year later, they confirmed that his condition developed into frontal dementia, which could affect a person’s personality, behavior and language.
“Unfortunately, the challenge of communication is just a symptom of the disease. Although it is painful, it is finally clear to diagnose it is a relief.”

Bruce Willis and Emma Heming Willis
Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Lincoln Center moviesSawyer, 79, said a brain scan confirmed that Bruce had a brain disease.
Emma said after hearing Bruce’s diagnosis: “No… nothing… nothing.” I was panicked. I just remember hearing it, but I just heard nothing. It’s like I’m free to fall. ”
When asked how Bruce reacted to her diagnosis, Emma said: “I don’t think Bruce has ever linked these points together.”
As for Bruce’s performance today, Emma said her husband is “still very mobile” and “overall health is very healthy”.
“It’s just his brain that failed him… the language is going on, we’ve learned to adapt, we have a way to communicate with him, and that’s just another way,” she said.
Sawyer asks if there are days when Bruce will do it again She and their daughtersMabel, 13, and Evelyn, 11, (he also shared with his ex-wife the daughter Rumer, 37, Scout, 34, and Tallulah, 31, with his ex-wife Demi Moore)
“Not a few days, but we have moments,” Emma told Sawyer as she suffocated her tears. “This is his laughter, right?
Emma and Bruce Willis: An Unexpected Journey – Diane Sawyer Tuesday, August 26, aired on ABC on August 8.

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