Overview

• In a preview clip, Emma Heming Willis says Bruce Willis remains physically mobile but is losing language as his family adapts new ways to communicate.
• She describes fleeting flashes of his old personality — a hearty laugh, a twinkle in his eye — that appear briefly and then fade.
• The ABC News special, Emma & Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey, airs Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET with streaming available the next day on Disney+ and Hulu.
• The family previously disclosed an aphasia diagnosis in 2022 and clarified frontotemporal dementia in February 2023.
• Heming Willis highlights diagnostic confusion and limited guidance for families and will publish The Unexpected Journey on Sept. 9 to offer caregiver resources.