Overview

• Heming Willis says Bruce remains physically healthy and mobile but is losing language and that the family has developed new ways to communicate.
• She describes moving him to a one‑story second residence staffed around the clock, with frequent visits for breakfast and dinner.
• The interview recounts early personality changes, a reemergent stutter, and her belief that he often recognizes family even if he never fully grasped the diagnosis.
• Heming Willis details feeling isolated and seeking treatment for depression, and she calls out the high cost and scarcity of formal caregiving.
• The ABC special aired Tuesday and streams on Disney+ and Hulu, and her caregiving book The Unexpected Journey is scheduled for release on Sept. 9.