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☆ Emma Heming Willis says husband Bruce’s life is still filled with joy
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Bruce Willis’ wife has hit out at an online report that “there is no more joy” in her husband’s life. Emma Heming Willis said in a video posted to her Instagram profile on Sunday that she had been “clickbaited” by a headline “to do with my own family.”Appearing angry and frustrated, Heming Willis said she had been “triggered” by the story, which she came across on Sunday morning. Love is a beautiful thing ❤️ Wishing you all a Happy Valentine’s Day 🫶🏽 Emma Heming Willis/InstagramIn an interview last year, Heming Willis admitted that the diagnosis had been tough on her husband, herself and their two daughters. “What I’m learning is that dementia is hard,” Heming Willis told Hoda Kotb on the Today show on NBC. And that is no different for Bruce or myself or our girls.”That said, in a written message accompanying her video, Heming Willis explained that there was a lot more to the family’s situation than many headlines suggest.

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NEW YORK (AP) — The wife of Bruce Willis is working on a guide to caregiving that draws upon her experiences tending to the beloved actor, who has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. Emma Heming Willis' book, currently untitled, is scheduled for 2025. “Dementia not only affects your loved one but can shake a whole family’s foundation, and self, if you allow it,” Emma Heming Willis said in a statement Monday. “I’m so proud of the way she is using her voice to help others,” Shriver said in a statement. “Caregivers are unsung heroes in our society — they need guidance, support, knowledge, along with community and a roadmap.”Copyright 2024 The Associated Press.

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☆ Demi Moore gives update on Bruce Willis
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Though Bruce Willis and Demi Moore divorced more than 20 years ago, they remain close. The Swans,” Moore shared an update on Willis’ health. “I think, given the givens, he’s doing very well,” Moore said during an appearance on “Good Morning America.”It was announced in 2022 that Willis would be stepping away from his career due to cognitive issues. Moore and Willis divorced in 2000, but share three adult daughters, Rumor, Scout and Tallulah. Willis has been married for more than 16 years to Emma Heming Willis, with whom he shares two young daughters, Mabel and Evelyn.

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☆ Bruce Willis’ wife finding new hope and joy in the ‘small things’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Lisa France | Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Emma Heming Willis is opening up about being a caregiver for her husband Bruce Willis. FTD can affect behavior, personality, language, and movement.”In her essay, Heming Willis reflected on some of the things she has learned and experienced since her husband’s diagnosis. I have hope in having found a new purpose—admittedly one I never would have gone looking for—using the spotlight to help and empower others,” she continues. “And I have hope in how our entire family can find joy in the small things, and in coming together to celebrate all the moments life has to offer.”The couple married in 2009 and share two young daughters. It was announced last year that Willis would be stepping away from his career due to cognitive issues.

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☆ Bruce Willis' wife, Emma Heming Willis, shares update on star's condition
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —It’s “hard to know” whether Hollywood star Bruce Willis is aware that he is suffering with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), his wife, Emma Heming Willis, has said in an update on his condition. Speaking to Hoda Kotb on the Today show on NBC Monday, Heming Willis described how the diagnosis has affected the couple and their two daughters. Kotb also asked how the diagnosis had affected Heming Willis. After retiring from acting in March 2022 due to a speaking disorder called aphasia, Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, his family announced in February this year. “Since we announced Bruce’s diagnosis of aphasia in spring 2022, Bruce’s condition has progressed,” the Willis family said in a statement at the time.

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☆ Bruce Willis: Daughter Tallulah opens up about father's dementia diagnosis
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Bruce Willis’ daughter, Tallulah, has revealed her difficulties coming to terms with her father’s frontotemporal dementia (FTD) diagnosis and shared details about its impact on her family’s life. “I keep flipping between the present and the past when I talk about Bruce: he is, he was, he is, he was. She recalled the first signs of her father’s illness, which the family initially announced was aphasia, a condition that can hinder communication. He had had two babies with my stepmother, Emma Heming Willis, and I thought he’d lost interest in me. Though this couldn’t have been further from the truth, my adolescent brain tortured itself with some faulty math: I’m not beautiful enough for my mother, I’m not interesting enough for my father.”Tallulah Willis is the youngest daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore.

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☆ Bruce Willis Diagnosed With Frontotemporal Dementia, Family Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Joseph Pisani | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Bruce Willis at an event in Los Angeles in 2018. Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, his family said Thursday, nearly a year after they said the movie star had trouble speaking and was stepping away from acting. “Unfortunately, challenges with communication are just one symptom of the disease Bruce faces,” according to Instagram posts by his wife Emma Heming Willis and ex-wife Demi Moore . “While this is painful, it is a relief to finally have a clear diagnosis.”

☆ Bruce Willis Has Frontotemporal Dementia, Family Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Joseph Pisani | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Bruce Willis at an event in Los Angeles in 2018. Bruce Willis ’s condition has progressed after the actor was diagnosed last year with aphasia, which can affect the ability to speak or write, his family said. Mr. Willis, 67 years old, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, according to Instagram posts Thursday by his wife Emma Heming Willis and ex-wife Demi Moore .

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