Overview
- Emma Heming Willis says daughters Mabel, 13, and Evelyn, 11, miss their father and feel his absence at important milestones, though she notes they are learning to cope.
- Willis has frontotemporal dementia diagnosed in 2023 and a primary progressive aphasia variant, with his language abilities declining even as he remains physically mobile.
- Heming Willis moved him out of the family home into nearby 24/7 professional care, describing it as the hardest but right decision for him and their children.
- She has pushed back at online criticism of the move, saying caregivers are often unfairly judged and that sharing their experience helps others on similar paths.
- Some outlets report she is managing Willis’s finances and estate, but those accounts rely on unnamed sources and have not been independently verified.