Emma Heming on taking Bruce Willis to a new house: the most difficult decision
Bruce Willis is living separately under full-time care as he fights with frontotemporal dementia. His family has adjusted the living system to provide conformity and maintain close bonds.
Bruce Villis’s wife Emma Heming recently revealed that experienced actor stays in a separate house under full -time care between Frontotemporal Dementia. Emma, 49, lives nearby with Bruce professional colleagues, while she lives in a separate house with her daughters, Mabel, 13, and Evelyn, 11.
Emma admitted that she made “one of the most difficult decisions” in her life when she took her husband, Bruce Villis to a separate house, in a separate house between her fight with frontotemporal dementia.
Speaking about the health status of the actor ABC The show Emma and Bruce Willis: The unexpected journey – a diverse Sawyer Special, said, “Bruce wants a house for our daughters to suit their needs, not their.” Writer, activist and former model mentioned that although they live separately, the family lives close – often visits Bruce for breakfast and dinner.
Recalling the early signs of her husband’s position, Emma said, “She was calm, away, and stopped doing things she liked – such as school runs. It was not like her.”
A new living system now provides a safe, quiet and easily naval place for Bruce. While Emma described the changes as scary, he explained that both Bruce and his daughters were made to live in separate houses to ensure that they would get the support. She was one of the most difficult decisions of her care journey.
In 2023, Bruce’s family publicly announced his diagnosis with the frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a condition that affects a person’s behavior, personality and language. His wife, Emma, revealed that the biggest obstacle has been a loss of his language skills, which has inspired the family to develop new ways of communication with him.
In the early stages of her diagnosis, Emma felt that she had to handle the entirety of the responsibilities that take care alone. To ensure Bruce’s safety, she often woke up overnight, and made a difficult choice to limit her social busyness, preferred her comfort and peace when her situation progressed.
‘Emma and Bruce Willis: The unexpected Journey – A. Dane Sawyer Special’, ABC News On August 26, 2025.
