‘80s Action Star’s Wife Defends Putting Actor in His Separate Home: ‘Not up for a Debate’
- Emma Heming Willis, wife of actor Bruce Willis diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in late 2022, published her caregiving memoir today, September 9.
- Emma decided to move Bruce, who is 70, to a nearby home for 24-hour professional care after learning noise worsened his condition, prompting online debate.
- She emphasized the decision was the safest and best for Bruce and their two young daughters and stated it was not open for discussion despite criticism.
- Emma described her husband's neurologist's message as a “wake up call” that caregivers need support and said, “I’m not a failure because I need help.”
- Her book aims to support caregivers by sharing her family’s frequent visits and unified efforts to meet Bruce’s needs 100 percent of the time.
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Bruce Willis's Wife Emma Heming Reveals She Considered Divorce Prior to His Dementia Diagnosis
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Bruce Willis' Wife Defends Decision To Move Him Into His Own Home After It Sparked Fan Debate
Since Die Hard''s Bruce Willis was diagnosed with aphasia and then frontotemporal dementia in 2022, his wife Emma Heming Willis has been open about their journey, and the public reception has been a mixture of support for the Willis family, gratitude for raising awareness of the condition, and criticism of how Heming Willis is handling her husband's care.When Heming Willis realized how little support and information there was available for careg…
Emma Heming Willis explains why Bruce Willis has separate home as part of dementia care: "Each caregiving journey is our own"
Emma Heming Willis says her family's choice to provide Bruce Willis with a separate home is about safety and support as they navigate his dementia diagnosis.
Emma Willis openly explains how she prepares her little daughters for the death of Bruce Willis, who suffers from severe dementia.
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