Overview
- Speaking at the End Well 2025 conference, she said celebrations are still joyful though different, with traditions reshaped to include Bruce, such as putting on Die Hard for the holiday.
- She has reiterated that Bruce now lives in a nearby residence with round‑the‑clock professional support as his frontotemporal dementia progressed after his 2022 aphasia diagnosis.
- Addressing public criticism of moving him from the family home, she said the choices were difficult but necessary to keep everyone safe and supported.
- Her outreach includes a September caregiving memoir and public discussions on FTD, while daughter Rumer shared she still finds meaningful moments of connection during visits.
- She urged caregivers to prioritize their own health, citing a neurologist’s warning that nearly 30% of caregivers die before the person they care for.