Overview

• Speaking in an ABC interview with Diane Sawyer, Heming Willis said the family relocated the actor to a nearby single-story residence staffed around the clock.
• She said Willis remains physically active and in generally good health even as cognitive decline progresses.
• Language loss has accelerated, and the family now uses adapted methods to connect, with brief flashes of his familiar laugh or expression.
• Heming Willis called the relocation one of the hardest decisions she has made and recalled early signs such as withdrawal in social settings.
• She is promoting a caregiving guide, The Unexpected Journey, due September 9, as the ABC special streams after its August 26 broadcast on Hulu and Disney+.