Bruce Willis' Wife In Tears: "Not Sure He Knows What's Happening"
Emma Heming-Willis has given fans an update on the health of her husband, actor Bruce Willis, on the 'Today' show. With tears in her eyes, she talks about his recent dementia diagnosis.
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00:00 Emma Hemming Willis is on the verge of tears as she talks about her husband Bruce Willis.
00:06 At the beginning of last year, it was announced that the actress suffers from aphasia, a special
00:10 form of dementia.
00:13 Skills such as speaking, reading and writing are affected.
00:15 She now says this about her husband's illness.
00:18 "Dementia's hard.
00:19 When they say that it is a family disease, it really is," she said on Today.
00:23 When asked if Bruce knew what was happening, she replied, "Hard to say."
00:27 "It's a blessing and a curse at the same time," she says of his disease.
00:31 "It's helpful to understand what's happening, but that doesn't make things less painful."
00:38 In March 2022, the Willis family made the diagnosis public and at the same time announced
00:42 Bruce ending his career.
00:44 "We are a very honest and open household," she said.
00:49 Their daughters Evelyn and Mabel, age 9 and 11, also know about their father's condition.
00:54 It's important to her that their father's diagnosis or any other form of dementia not
00:58 be associated with any stigma or shame.
01:00 "It's a blessing and a curse at the same time," she said.
01:01 "It's helpful to understand what's happening, but that doesn't make things less painful."
01:01 "It's helpful to understand what's happening, but that doesn't make things less painful."