Overview

• ABC’s Diane Sawyer special aired Tuesday with next‑day streaming on Disney+ and Hulu after a Good Morning America preview.
• Emma reports Bruce remains physically healthy and mobile as his language declines, and the family uses new ways to communicate, with only fleeting ‘moments’ of his old self.
• She recalls early, alarming changes before diagnosis — growing quiet, emotional distance, missed cues — after an initial aphasia finding in 2022 that was updated to frontotemporal dementia in 2023.
• Emma says she felt isolated, sought treatment for depression, and arranged round‑the‑clock care, acknowledging many families cannot afford formal caregivers.
• She reveals a difficult choice to move Bruce to a one‑story home for 24/7 support and announces her caregiving guide, The Unexpected Journey, set for Sept. 9.