Overview
- In a Dec. 30 Instagram post, Emma Heming Willis shared a throwback photo and wrote, “18 years ago, he became my boyfriend… I’m so lucky to know this kind of love.”
- Her post comes days after publishing “The Holidays Look Different Now,” an essay reflecting on planning-heavy celebrations and the “web of grief” caregivers can feel.
- Bruce Willis retired in 2022 after an aphasia diagnosis, and his family said in 2023 that his condition had progressed to frontotemporal dementia.
- The family has reorganized life so Willis receives round-the-clock support in a one-story residence, while Emma lives with their daughters to meet their needs.
- Emma has said their young girls miss their father and are grieving his absence at milestones, even as the family preserves traditions and finds moments of joy.