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Emma Heming Willis Says Bruce Willis Is Mobile but Losing Language, Now Living With 24/7 Care

In a Diane Sawyer special, his wife says he has moved to a nearby one-story home with round-the-clock care as his language declines.

Overview

  • Heming Willis explains the family adapted new ways to communicate and still experiences brief flashes of his personality such as his laugh or a twinkle in his eye.
  • She says the move to a second, single-level residence was one of her hardest choices and was made to keep their daughters' daily life in a home tailored to their needs.
  • Heming Willis shares that he remains in good physical health and very mobile, but she believes he does not fully grasp his diagnosis.
  • She reveals she sought treatment for depression, discusses the high cost and scarcity of formal care, and has become an advocate to help caregivers and push for earlier diagnoses.
  • Details come from ABC's Emma & Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey, now airing with next-day streaming, as she prepares to publish a caregiving memoir in September.