Overview
- On Good Morning America on Sept. 9, she said the decision ensures Bruce receives the best care 100% of the time and is not subject to public vote.
- Bruce now lives in a nearby one‑story second home with a round‑the‑clock care team, a calmer setup intended to keep him safe and preserve their daughters’ routines.
- She cited a neurologist’s warning that caregivers sometimes die before their loved ones as the wake‑up call to seek comprehensive help and avoid burnout.
- In her newly released book The Unexpected Journey, she writes that some separation helps prepare their daughters for his eventual death and notes FTD’s average life expectancy of seven to 13 years from symptom onset.
- She described him as physically mobile and in generally good health as he loses speech, and she pushed back at online criticism by stressing that caregivers are routinely judged.