Bruce Willis’ marry, Emma Heming WillisSitted for an emotional interview on the struggle of the actor with dementia – she reveals Treatment sought for depression After his diagnosis.
The author, 47, spoke with Diane Sawyer During the Special ABC Emma and Bruce Willis: the unexpected journeywhich was broadcast on Tuesday, August 26. Emma said that she “lost” it “after the diagnosis and felt” if alone “and” so isolated “.
Emma shared that she turned to experts to get help while navigating her husband’s state and her own mental health difficulties, and brought the caregivers to help Bruce 24 hours a day.
Now it focuses on light on disease and treatment, finding a community of people who share a “common thread” with it.
Bruce Willis and Emma Heming Willis have been alongside the other since their meeting in the early 2000s. The duo met in 2007 while working at the gymnasium of their mutual coach. After two years of meetings, Emma and Bruce walked in the aisle in the Turks and Caïcos. Six days later, they got married in a civilian […]
“This is all this motivation for me to raise awareness of this disease, because we want families, we want people to be diagnosed earlier, when they can participate in these trials,” she said, hoping that people remember the “rare disease that Bruce Willis has” and feel less alone in their quest for answers.
Emma revealed that she had found a list of advice for friends and family practical little things that can help a caregiver spend the day.
“We have the greatest chance so that we can allow ourselves to care and that many families are unable to afford the service of care is astronomical, but they deserve every penny,” she said.
In March 2022, Bruce’s family – including Emma, her daughters, Growl,, Scout,, TallulahMabel and Evelyn, and ex-wife Half moore – announced his diagnosis of aphasia With his retirement to act.
“To the incredible supporters of Bruce, as a family, we wanted to share that our beloved Bruce encountered certain health problems and recently received a diagnosis of aphasia, which has an impact on his cognitive capacities,” the family said in a statement at the time. “Following this and with great consideration, Bruce moves away from the career that has mean for him.”
The family recognized “really difficult time”, but stressed that they “appreciated your love, your compassion and your support”.
The declaration concluded: “We pass through this as a solid family unit and wanted to bring in his fans because we know how much he means for you, as you do him. As Bruce always says, “Living” and together, we plan to do exactly that. “
Almost a year later, the family shared a Update of the state of Bruce.
Bruce Willis likes to have a mixed family. The actor Die Hard was married half Moore from 1987 to 2000 and the Twosome welcomed the Rumer, Scout and Tallulah girls in 1988, 1991 and 1994 respectively. After his separation from Moore in 2000, Willis made the knot with Emma Heming Willis in 2009. The couple went […]
“Since we announced the diagnosis of aphasia by Bruce in the spring of 2022, the state of Bruce has progressed and we now have a more specific diagnosis: frontotemporal dementia (known as FTD)”, they wrote in a declaration of February 2023 via the association for frontotemporal degeneration. “Unfortunately, the challenges of communication are only a symptom of the disease that Bruce is confronted. Although it is painful, it is a relief to finally have a clear diagnosis.”
While Bruce fought against frontotemporal dementia, the family hoped that “any attention of the media can be focused on this disease on this disease which needs much more awareness and research”, adding that Bruce “always believed by using his voice in the world to help others and to raise awareness of important questions both publicly and private”.
They continued: “We know in our hearts that – if he could today – he would like to respond by attracting the attention of the world and linked to those who are also dealing with this debilitating disease and the impact of so many people and their families.”
Emma was asked if she could have a conversation with Bruce, which she would ask her.
“Just how it’s going, [if] He’s fine, he feels good. If there is something we could do to better support it. I would really like to know. If he is afraid. If he’s worried, “she said.” You know, I would just like to be able, just to have a conversation with him. “”
