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Emma Heming Willis Reflects on Holiday Grief and Joy in New Essay, Shares Rare Bruce Willis Video

The caregiver-author uses the season to explain how her family reshapes traditions to honor past memories.

Overview

  • In a post titled “The Holidays Look Different Now,” Emma Heming Willis writes that joy and sadness can coexist as her family navigates celebrations during Bruce Willis’ dementia.
  • She describes adapting routines once led by Bruce, noting she will make the family’s pancakes and that familiar tasks can trigger waves of grief.
  • Heming Willis shared a 2008 roller-coaster video from Magic Mountain, recalling Bruce’s laughter and writing that she misses him as her “ride companion.”
  • She continues as Bruce’s primary caregiver and previously said he now lives in a nearby residence with professional support; no new medical developments were reported.
  • Bruce Willis stepped away from acting after a 2022 aphasia diagnosis, and the family announced frontotemporal dementia in 2023; Emma has expanded her advocacy with a September caregiving book and public appearances.