Overview

• In a preview for ABC’s Emma & Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey, she says his language is deteriorating and that “his brain is failing him.”
• The family has adapted different ways to communicate and still experiences brief “moments” of his familiar laugh and expression.
• She notes he remains physically mobile and in otherwise good health despite the cognitive decline.
• She recounts early, “alarming” changes before the diagnosis, including withdrawal and resurfacing speech issues, preceding the family’s 2023 confirmation of frontotemporal dementia.
• The ABC special airs Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET with next-day streaming on Disney+ and Hulu, and her caregiving memoir The Unexpected Journey is scheduled for release on Sept. 9.