Bruce Willis’ young kids witnessed actor’s health ‘declining’ before dementia diagnosis, wife says

Bruce Willis’ wife, Emma Heming Willis, is opening up astir really she’s had vulnerable, yet difficult conversations, astir nan actor’s dementia pinch their 2 young daughters. 

"Finally getting to a test was cardinal truthful that I could study what fronto­temporal dementia is and I could amended our children," Emma told Town & Country.

Although Emma had sat down pinch their daughters to explicate Bruce’s conflict pinch frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and aphasia, she shared that their kids already saw a displacement successful his wellness earlier nan conversation. 

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Emma Heming Willis, woman of Bruce Willis, shared really she navigated sharing nan news of nan actor's test to their 2 young daughters. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

"I’ve ne'er tried to sugarcoat thing for them. They’ve grown up pinch Bruce declining complete nan years. I’m not trying to shield them from it."

"I’ve ne'er tried to sugarcoat thing for them. They’ve grown up pinch Bruce declining complete nan years. I’m not trying to shield them from it."

The 46-year-old model explained that being honorable pinch their 2 kids — Mabel, 12, and Evelyn, 10, — was nan champion measurement for their daughters to study astir Bruce’s dementia battle.

One facet Emma doesn’t stock pinch their kids is nan "terminal side" of Bruce’s devastating wellness condition. (Larry Busacca/VF14/WireImage/Getty Images)

"What I learned from our therapist was that if children inquire questions, they’re fresh to cognize nan answer," she added.

The "Die Hard" character and his wife, Emma Heming Willis, stock 2 daughters together; Mabel, 12, and Evelyn, 10. (Dia Dipasupil/WireImage)

One facet Emma doesn’t stock pinch their kids is nan "terminal side" of Bruce’s devastating wellness condition.

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"If we could spot that Bruce was struggling, I would reside it pinch nan kids truthful they could understand, but this illness is chronic, progressive and terminal. There is nary cure," she told nan outlet. 

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"They cognize that Daddy’s not going to get better," she noted.

The "Die Hard" character was first diagnosed pinch aphasia successful March 2022. He has mostly stayed retired of nan spotlight since it was revealed that he was retiring from acting aft his terrible wellness diagnosis.

Emma has been an advocator for Bruce’s information during their family's tumultuous time, arsenic she hopes it’ll thief different families going done a akin situation.

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The Hollywood character was antecedently joined to Demi Moore, and they person 3 daughters together; Rumer, Scout and Tallulah. ( Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for goop)

"There is nary treatment, which is why I’m retired location raising awareness, truthful that they tin spot that we person immoderate agency successful this," she vowed.

"I’m not going to let FTD to return our full family down. Bruce wouldn’t want that. They’re going to spot maine conflict for our family, person immoderate hope, and thief nan adjacent family retired there."

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FTD is "the consequence of harm to neurons successful nan frontal and temporal lobes of nan brain," according to nan National Institute connected Aging. "Many imaginable symptoms tin result, including different behaviors, affectional problems, problem communicating, trouble pinch work, aliases trouble pinch walking."

Bruce joined Emma astatine their location successful Turks and Caicos successful March 2009.

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The Hollywood character was antecedently joined to Demi Moore for 12 years, and nan friends exes person three daughters together: Rumer, Scout and Tallulah.