Overview
- Speaking to People at the End Well 2025 conference, Emma Heming Willis said celebrations with Bruce Willis are “joyous” though “different,” and she joked that putting on Die Hard matters because it is a Christmas movie.
- She encouraged families to learn, adapt and make new memories while keeping familiar rituals, stressing that dementia is hard yet there is still laughter and joy.
- Heming Willis has previously said Bruce was moved to a second home staffed with 24/7 professional caregivers, and she recently pushed back at critics, calling it the best and safest decision for their family.
- Her public outreach continues through conference appearances with Yvette Nicole Brown and her caregiving book, The Unexpected Journey, which aims to raise awareness about frontotemporal dementia.
- Recent family updates include daughter Rumer Willis saying she is grateful for moments of connection with her father; Bruce’s diagnosis progressed from aphasia in 2022 to frontotemporal dementia in 2023.