The book reveals how the film star managed to act at the start of her struggle for dementia, with behind -the -scenes support, including a reduced dialogue and a earpiece nourishing her lines.

The decline in the health of Bruce Willis was first recognized publicly in 2022 by Aphasia, diagnosed later as FTD, which led to his retirement.

In his next memoirs “The Foret Journey”, which went when it was released on September 9, 2025, Heming opens for the first time on the calm but determined fight of her husband Willis to continue working while her health was starting to decrease.

In the book, Heming recalled how the legendary actor “Die Hard” spent his last years in Hollywood to sail in the first signs of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and how the filmmakers and close friends worked behind the scenes to support him while the symptoms began to interfere with his performance.

According to extracts cited by The daily beastThe directors began to adapt the scripts to reduce Willis’ dialogue.

A longtime friend has even been brought to feed on the lines discreetly through a earpiece during production. These calm accommodation allowed Willis to continue playing in films like “Assassin” (2023) and the “Trilogy Detective Knight” (2022-2023) without alerting the public to the challenges he was confronted with.

By taking in Instagram, Heming shared the deeper goal behind his next book, “The Foret Journey”.

She explained that the thesis was born from her own experience by navigating the diagnosis of her husband Willis and her desire to provide support for others confronted with similar challenges.

“I really wrote the book I wish that someone gave me the day we got our hopeless diagnosis, no direction … Not much,” she shared. “Today, life seems different for me and our family because I was able to put the support in place.”

Heming stressed that the book “is not a brief, it is a self-assistance guide for caregivers, written to hold a space for our sorrow and our healing”.

In the Heming Post Comments section, fans welcomed him for having created the book because of the precious resources it contains, in particular for family members with dementia.

A user wrote: “I can’t wait to read this! I’m just starting my care trip for my husband with BVFTD. You are an inspiration.”

Another said: “I can’t wait to read. Thank you for writing this. When my mother was diagnosed with dementia of Lewy’s body, I almost had a nervous break against the fear of what my caregiver would be.”

They added: “I had no advice or support and I didn’t know where to shoot. Your book will help you so much.

Before the memories of Heming, a 2022 Los Angeles Times The investigation had shed light on the cognitive challenges that Willis was facing quietly on film sets before his official retirement.

During the last three years of her acting career, Willis has played in 22 low -budget action films, and while the cameras rolled, those around her began to notice disturbing changes.

Once known for its clear delivery and its dominant presence, Willis had become significantly disoriented.

He relied strongly on a earpiece to feed his lines and sometimes fought to stay oriented, sometimes forgetting the context of the scene, or even why he was on the set.

Director Jesse V. Johnson, who worked with Willis on “White Elephant” and had known her earlier in her stuntman, recalled the quarter of work.

“It was clear that he was not the bruce I remembered,” he said, according to the Daily mail. Johnson told a moment during the shooting when Willis turned to the crew and said, “I know why you are here, and I know why you are here, but why am I here?”