Overview

• In a previewed Good Morning America interview with Diane Sawyer, Heming says Willis’s brain is failing and his ability to communicate is deteriorating.
• She identifies loss of language as the dominant symptom for the 70-year-old actor.
• The family has adapted caregiving and now uses different methods to connect with him.
• ABC aired a preview of the special titled Emma & Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey, which features the family’s account.
• Experts explain that frontotemporal dementia can affect behavior, personality, language and movement, with language-predominant forms including progressive nonfluent aphasia and semantic dementia.