Overview

• Bruce Willis stepped away from acting in 2022 after an aphasia diagnosis and received a frontotemporal dementia diagnosis in February 2023.
• On Father’s Day 2025, Emma Heming Willis shared a rare photo of Bruce with their daughter Evelyn and said she felt “profoundly sad” as holidays stir up raw emotions.
• She said the FTD community’s mantra “It is what it is” grounds her in acceptance and helps her cope with the disease’s progression.
• Emma recently received the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement’s Caregiving Award and will publish her caregiving memoir “The Unexpected Journey” this fall.
• Bruce’s daughters and grandchildren have shared that his face lights up during family visits, highlighting the close support network surrounding him.