Overview

• In a conversation with Diane Sawyer tied to ABC's Emma & Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey airing August 26, Heming Willis said Bruce "still moves very well" but that "the language is disappearing."
• She described adapting to nonverbal ways of connecting, with brief flashes of his personality such as his laugh or a glint in his eyes.
• Willis retired from acting in 2022 after an aphasia diagnosis, which the family clarified as frontotemporal dementia in February 2023.
• The ABC special will stream afterward on Hulu and Disney+, offering first‑hand updates on his current condition and the family's routines.
• Heming Willis will publish The Unexpected Journey on September 9 to chronicle their experience and support other families facing FTD.