Overview
- Heming Willis posted a throwback photo on Dec. 30 noting "18 years ago, he became my boyfriend" and wrote, "I'm so lucky to know this kind of love."
- In her essay The Holidays Look Different Now, she wrote that once effortless traditions now require extensive planning and that moments of joy can be entwined with grief.
- She has explained that Willis lives in a one‑story home with 24/7 care to meet his needs, while she maintains a separate household for their two young daughters.
- Heming Willis has said their children miss their father and feel his absence at milestones, even as the family works to preserve familiar routines and make new memories.
- Coverage reiterates Willis’ retirement following a 2022 aphasia diagnosis and the family’s 2023 confirmation of frontotemporal dementia, with Heming Willis continuing public advocacy for caregivers.