Bruce Willis' wife Emma Heming reveals why she won't 'shield' daughters from his dementia battle Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By Eve Buckland and Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 22:25, 30 October 2024 | Updated: 22:45, 30 October 2024 e-mail 6 shares View comments Bruce Willis ' wife Emma Heming has revealed why she has been open and honest about the actor's dementia battle with their two young daughters.
Heming, 46, wed Willis, 69, in 2009 and the pair share Mabel Ray, 12, and Evelyn, 10. The Die Hard star's family revealed his diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in February 2023 shortly after he retired from acting due to his struggle with a brain disorder known as aphasia - which affects speech and understanding of language. Heming told Katie Couric in Town & Country Magazine that she had 'never tried to sugarcoat' Willis' illness to their daughters as they had witnessed his decline over the years She said: 'This disease is misdiagnosed, it's missed, it's misunderstood, so finally getting to a diagnosis was key so that I could learn what frontotemporal dementia is and I could educate our children.
Bruce Willis ' wife Emma Heming has revealed why she has been open and honest about the actor's dementia battle with their two young daughters - pictured 2018 'I've never tried to sugarcoat anything for them. They've grown up with Bruce declining over the years. I'm not trying to shield them from it.
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