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**Emma Heming Willis Shares Heartbreaking Reality of Bruce Willis’ Dementia Diagnosis**
LAS VEGAS, NV – May 30, 2025 – Emma Heming Willis, wife of actor Bruce Willis, has given a deeply personal and emotional account of the family’s experience since her husband’s diagnosis with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Speaking at the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement Forum in Las Vegas on May 26, Heming Willis described the shock and isolation the family felt upon receiving the diagnosis.
“On the day Bruce got his diagnosis, we left the doctor’s office with a pamphlet and a hollow goodbye,” Heming Willis revealed, according to People Magazine. “No plan, no guidance, no hope, just shock.”
The Willis family initially announced Bruce’s diagnosis of aphasia in the spring of 2022. By 2023, his condition had progressed, leading to a more specific diagnosis of FTD.
Heming Willis painted a stark picture of the immediate aftermath. “The future we imagined simply vanished, and I was left trying to hold my family together, raise our two young daughters, and care for the man I love while navigating a disease I barely understood.”
She described feeling “lost, isolated, and scared,” emphasizing the need for more than just medical information at that critical moment. “I needed someone to look me in the eye and say, ‘This feels impossible right now, but you will find your footing. You will survive this and you will grow because of it.'”
Heming Willis has been a vocal advocate for her husband and a source of strength for their family. In March, she posted a heartfelt birthday tribute to Willis on Instagram, encouraging fans to shower him with love, stating, “There’s no greater fan than a Bruce fan…I’m so grateful that he has you.”
The Willis family continues to navigate this challenging journey with courage and grace.
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