BRUCE’S BATTLE Bruce Willis’ wife Emma breaks down in tears as she gives fans an update on Die Hard star’s dementia struggle
BRUCE Willis’ wife Emma has given a heartbreaking update on the acting legend’s dementia battle.
The Hollywood movie star’s family previously revealed the news that he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.
Emma Heming Willis, 44, has been the primary carer for The Sixth Sense actor, and regularly shares updates on her husband’s wellbeing, as well as her own, on social media.
In a series of emotional videos on her Instagram Stories, she candidly shared the struggles she faced as Bruce’s “care partner”, and said while it’s been “doom and gloom” behind closed doors, she had to put her “best foot forward”.
“I know it looks like I’m out living my best life – I have to make a conscious effort every single day to live the best life that I can,” she explained. She told her fans she wasn’t feeling “good”, but was really trying to get through each day for the sake of her family, and revealed her worries over other people thinking she was doing fine when the reality of her personal life was very different.
“I do that for myself. I do that for our two children. And Bruce, who would not want me to live any other way. So I don’t want it to be misconstrued,” Emma continued, as she began to cry while talking to the camera. “I have to put my best foot forward for the sake of myself and of my family. When we are not looking after ourselves, we cannot look after anyone that we love. So it’s really important,” she added.
The former model confessed it was a “conscious effort” to make time for self-care, telling her fans she was “doing the best I can, always” and urged fellow carers to take five minutes out of their day to do something that made them happy. “I know your day is stressful, and I know that your day is hard, but I just want you to break it up for a minute, and just look for something beautiful,” Emma shared.
This comes after Emma moved fans to tears after she shared a touching video tribute to her beloved 68-year-old husband, as he battles with dementia.
She has been sharing several special memories in March in honor of Bruce’s Bruce’s birthday along with their 14th wedding anniversary.
Most recently, she posted a throwback video from 2019 filmed by Bruce’s first wife, Demi Moore, 60.
