Bruce Willis’ wife Emma Heming has explained how she told their two daughters the actor was moving into his own house, amid his debilitating battle with dementia.
She explained in her book, The Unexpected Journey: Finding Strength, Hope, and Yourself on the Caregiving Path, how she broke the news to their daughters Mabel, 13, and Evelyn, 11.
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Bruce Willis’ wife Emma Heming explained how she told their two daughters the actor was moving into his own house, amid his debilitating battle with dementia. (Instagram/ emmahemingwillis)
“We’ve come to a point in Daddy’s disease where the care he requires is changing. It has to be more tailored to his every need,” she wrote.
She also explained to them that their father would want his daughters to have “freedom” in their family home.
“Daddy would want you to have playdates, sleepovers, and more freedom than you’ve been able to have here. That would make him so happy,” she said.
Hemming also said the girls can see their dad ”anytime they wanted” and could even “keep personal things like toys, arts and crafts supplies, bathing suits, pjs, and games” there.
The mother of two wrote that her daughters understood the decision was for Willis’ “overall well-being and safety,” but conceded that the decision was still “painful” for all of them.
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Emma Heming Willis, wife of Bruce Willis, has revealed the ways her husband’s dementia diagnosis has changed their relationship in her new book. (Instagram)
“In fact, it’s still painful for me,” she writes.
“After all, this is my husband, and having him in another home was not part of the future we’d mapped out together. You really can’t dream this stuff up.”
Heming first told US outlet ABC News that the actor would be living separately in an interview last month.
“He would want them to be in a home that was more tailored to their needs, not his needs,” she told the outlet at the time.
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Heming first told US outlet ABC News that the actor would be living separately in an interview last month. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
She faced backlash for the decision, defending the move on Good Morning America earlier this week.
“It was a hard decision for us, but it was the safest and best decision not just for Bruce but also for our two young girls,” she said.
“It’s really not up for debate, I know that Bruce has the best care 100 per cent of the time.
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Emma Heming Willis has addressed backlash over her decision to move Bruce Willis into his own home. (YouTube/@Good Morning America)
“His needs are met 100 per cent of the time, as well as our two young daughters. So I’m not gonna take a vote on that.”
Willis’ family announced the actor had been diagnosed with dementia in February 2023, a year and a half after they announced his retirement from acting due to a diagnosis of aphasia, a condition that impacts language.
They later confirmed the aphasia was a symptom of FTD.
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