Thursday 11 Sep/2025 – 07:45 AM
Emma Heming Willis, the wife of the international actor Bruce WillisHer heart in an explicit conversation with the media, Oprah Winfrey, where she revealed that she had at some point considered to end her marriage due to the changes that occurred to her husband’s personality before he was diagnosed with a temporal frontal disease (FTD) in 2023.
Emma Heming reveals that she thought about separating from Bruce Willis during his suffering with the disease
Emma explained that the beginnings of the disease appeared as simple behaviors such as forgetfulness, isolation and problems in communication, but soon turned into a daily crisis that confused their marital life.
She added that she felt at some point the emotional separation to the point that she led her to think about divorce, before she realized that it was far from merely a husband’s disagreement, and that behind him a deep health problem.
As the situation exacerbated, Emma made the difficult decision to transport Bruce, who is 70 years old, to a separate home dedicated to care with a specialized medical team, while maintaining a stable environment for their two daughters, Maple and Evlin, and despite the difficulty of the situation, she made it clear that love between them was not broken, but its shape changed and became more deep and calm.
In her new book, the unexpected journey, Emma tells her experience as a wife and an accompanying patient of dementia, introducing hope and inspiration for families facing similar challenges, and her story confirmed that love may change in its form, but he is able to survive and adapt even to the most severe circumstances.
Bruce Willis disease
Bruce Willis, one of the most prominent Hollywood stars, has faced since 2023 a difficult battle with the temporal frontal dementia (FTD), a rare neurological disease that affects behavior, language and personality,
This diagnosis came after a long period of confusion that his family lived due to the noticeable changes in his personality, such as forgetfulness, the difficulty of communication, and introverted behavior, and his wife Emma Heming explained that these transformations were vague and painful before doctors were able to determine the cause accurately.
