Emma Heming Willis has made a heartbreaking revelation about her life with husband Bruce Willis as he battles frontotemporal dementia — he can no longer communicate with her in words.
In her new book The Unexpected Journey, Emma breaks down as she describes how the cruel disease has stolen their conversations, forcing her to create a new way of connecting with the man she loves. “I can’t ask him how he’s feeling, what’s wrong, or if something hurts,” she revealed. “Instead, I read his body language or look into his eyes to understand what he’s experiencing. I compare this to that instinct you have as a parent.”
The admission marks one of the rawest and most painful confessions yet from Emma, who has been open about the toll dementia has taken on her family. She called FTD an “unkind disease,” explaining, “Even when you think it can’t take any more, it takes a little more.”
The most gut-wrenching decision came when Emma, through tears, explained why Bruce had to be moved into his own residence. Though devastating, she said it was the safest choice for him and their daughters, Mabel, 13, and Evelyn, 11. “Among the sadness and discomfort, it was the right move — for him, for our girls, for me. Ultimately, I could get back to being his wife. And that’s such a gift.”
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I went through the same terrible syndrome with my wife, Lynne, of almost 49 years from 2019-2023, when she passed away