Emma Heming Willis shares never-before-seen photos of Bruce after dementia diagnosis: ‘Man of my dreams’ – TH
Emma Heming Willis shares never-before-seen photos of Bruce after dementia diagnosis: ‘Man of my dreams’
Some of the sweet moments Heming Willis uploaded included the “Die Hard” actor patting her forehead with a washcloth before she gave birth to one of their daughter’s in the hospital, celebrating their little one’s birthdays, a sunny beach day and Willis dancing in their home.
Emma Heming Willis and Bruce Willis. Instagram / @emmahemingwillis
Emma Heming Willis, Demi Moore, Bruce Willis and his daughters during the holidays. Instagram/demimoore
The couple celebrated 16 years together last month. In March 2022, Willis retired from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia. In February 2023, his loved ones further revealed that his condition had worsened and that he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.
“How do I really feel about today? Well, how do I look?” Heming Willis asked her Instagram followers while celebrating their milestone on Dec. 27. “I just got off the phone with a really dear girlfriend of mine who I was able to have a good cry with. It is really important to be able to have someone that you can trust with your feelings. Instead of just bottling them up and putting your best foot forward and sort of just soldiering through stuff, which I have a tendency to do.”
Bruce Willis getting silly with three of his daughters. Instagram/emmahemingwillis
“Holidays are hard. Anniversaries are hard,” she continued. “But for me this year it has really been about community, building a community and connection. And I just want to say that’s been my lifeline and I just want to thank you for that.”
The pair met in 2007 and tied the knot two years later. They are parents of Mabel, 11, and Evelyn, 9.
Emma Heming Willis enjoying a beach day with her two daughters. Instagram / @emmahemingwillis
Emma Heming Willis’ throwback beach photo. Instagram / @emmahemingwillis
“Bruce has good days and bad days, but in the last two months, there are many more bad days than good,” one insider told Us Weekly last month.
“This experience has brought the whole family even closer together. No one knows how much time Bruce has left,” the source claimed.
The couple met in 2007 and married two years later. Instagram / @emmahemingwillis
Bruce Willis playing music outside his home. Instagram / @emmahemingwillis
The “Die Hard” actor holding hands with his daughter. Instagram / @emmahemingwillis
In October, “Moonlighting” creator Glenn Gordon Caron told the Post that Willis is not “totally verbal.”
“He’s an extraordinary person. The thing that makes [his disease] so mind-blowing is [that] if you’ve ever spent time with Bruce Willis, there is no one who had any more joie de vivre than he,” Caron said at the time. “He loved life and … just adored waking up every morning and trying to live life to its fullest.
“My sense is the first one to three minutes he knows who I am. He used to be a voracious reader — he didn’t want anyone to know that — and he’s not reading now. All those language skills are no longer available to him, and yet he’s still Bruce.”
