Overview
- Emma Heming Willis says a 1988 Die Hard stunt without hearing protection left Bruce Willis with severe loss in one ear.
- For years, family members and colleagues attributed his conversational lapses to that hearing damage rather than neurodegeneration.
- The family first disclosed aphasia in 2022, then confirmed frontotemporal dementia about a year later.
- Willis has recently been moved to a nearby specialized residence with round-the-clock medical care, according to Emma's interviews.
- Heming is promoting a caregiving memoir and using media appearances to explain symptoms, care decisions, and her advocacy around DFT.