Overview
- On December 20–21, Emma Heming Willis shared essays about the emotional weight of the season, writing that grief belongs to change and can surface during ordinary holiday tasks.
- She posted a 2008 roller‑coaster video from Six Flags Magic Mountain, saying she loves Bruce Willis and misses him as her “ride companion.”
- Heming Willis described scaling back and planning more for celebrations, noting she now handles tasks he once led and that joy and sadness can coexist at Christmas.
- Coverage reiterates that Willis was diagnosed with aphasia in 2022 and that the family later said his condition progressed to frontotemporal dementia.
- One outlet cites a February 2023 dementia diagnosis, reflecting inconsistent public timelines as Heming Willis continues her caregiver advocacy and public outreach.