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Two daughters of Bruce Willis and ex-wife Demi Moore are speaking out following Emma Heming’s heartbreaking admission that “it’s hard to know” whether the actor is aware of his frontotemporal dementia diagnosis.
“I really couldn’t be more proud of (Emma Heming Willis) for willing to step into the public eye (even though it’s scary!!!) to share our family’s story in service of spreading awareness about FTD,” both Scout and Tallulah wrote on their respective Instagram stories, with a link to Heming’s own post about the experience.
“Emma, you are such a champion for this cause and you inspire me EVERY DAY with your courage and deep love. Your courage moves mountains.”
BRUCE WILLIS’ WIFE SAYS ‘IT’S HARD TO KNOW’ IF ACTOR UNDERSTANDS HIS DEMENTIA DIAGNOSIS
Bruce Willis with his daughters Scout, 32, left, and Tallulah, 29. (Scout LaRue Willis Instagram | Tallulah Willis Instagram)
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Willis has another daughter, Rumer, with Moore.
Bruce Willis poses with his ex-wife Demi Moore and their three daughters, next to his second wife Emma Heming Willis. (Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images)
“I’ve known for a long time that something is wrong,” Tallulah, 29, recently revealed in an article she wrote for Vogue Magazine.
“It started with a kind of vague unresponsiveness, which the family attributed to Hollywood hearing loss: ‘Shut up! ‘Die Hard’ messed with Dad’s ears.” Later, the insensitivity grew and I sometimes took it personally. He had had two babies with my stepmother, Emma Heming Willis, and I thought he had lost interest in me. Although this couldn’t be further from the truth, my adolescent The brain tortured itself with faulty math: I’m not pretty enough for my mother, I’m not interesting enough for my father,” she added.
During her appearance on the “Today” show, Emma Heming Willis admitted that “it’s hard to know” what Bruce Willis understands about his condition. (Larry Busacca/VF14/WireImage/Getty Images)
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Heming has been married to Willis since 2009. The couple have daughters Mabel, 11, and Evelyn, 9.
“We are a very honest and open household,” Heming told Hoda Kotb on Monday when he appeared on the “Today” show. “The most important thing was… to say what the disease was. Explain what it is because if you know what the disease is from a medical point of view, it all makes sense,” Heming said of announcing her husband’s diagnosis to the couple’s children. .
“So it was important that we let them know what it is because I don’t want there to be any stigma or shame attached to their father’s diagnosis or any form of dementia.”
Bruce Willis was joined by his family, including his five daughters, to celebrate his 68th birthday in March. (Emma Heming Willis Instagram)
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“What I’m learning is that dementia is hard. It’s hard for the person diagnosed. It’s hard for the family, too. And it’s no different for Bruce, myself or our girls,” says Heming. “And when they say this is a ‘family disease’, it really is.”
Willis announced that he was diagnosed with aphasia in 2022, prompting the actor to retire. In March 2023, the Willis family announced that his condition had progressed to frontotemporal dementia.
Caroline Thayer is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Follow Caroline Thayer on Twitter at @carolinejthayer. Story tips can be sent to [email protected].
