Bruce Willis' Wife Emma Heming Shares Emotional Video Amid Actor's Dementia Batt

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00:00 I know it looks like I'm out living my best life.

00:03 I have to make a conscious effort.

00:05 Every single day to live the best life that I can.

00:09 I do that for myself.

00:13 >> Bruce Willis wife Emma Heming opens up about the

00:16 difficulties of caring for the actor amid his battle with

00:19 dementia.

00:20 >> I do that for our 2 children

00:22 Bruce who would not want me to live any other way so

00:29 I don't want it to be misconstrued that

00:32 like I'm good because I'm not not good.

00:38 >> As you lose more nerve cells you get more symptoms and it

00:41 worsens and I think it is often the family that really knows

00:44 first and sees what's happening to the person and sees that

00:48 something is progressing and the unfortunate thing about

00:51 frontal temporal dementia is you there's not much you could

00:54 do about it.

00:55 >> Emma who's been taking care of Bruce since his diagnosis in

00:58 March 2022 shared this video explaining why she's asking

01:02 caretakers to share positive photos amid their toughest

01:04 days.

01:06 >> They just think it's so important for us to sort of

01:08 break up our

01:09 thinking

01:10 which can feel for me very much like doom and gloom.

01:15 >> And the model who shares 2 daughters with Bruce is doing

01:17 it all for her loved ones.

01:19 >> I have to put my best foot forward

01:22 for the sake of myself and my family because

01:26 again when we're not looking after ourselves we cannot

01:30 look after anyone that we love so it's really important and

01:35 like I said this is a conscious effort effort it does not come

01:38 to me easily.

01:39 But I'm just doing the best that I can

01:43 always.

01:45 >> Last year Emma Bruce's daughters and his ex Demi Moore

01:49 revealed his health condition as a result Bruce stepped away

01:52 from the career that has meant so much to him.

01:54 >> I say that your quality of life is greatly affected by a

01:57 patient is something that's brand new that is not familiar

02:00 to you however, it was good adaptive methods and ways to

02:04 compensate for the Asia you can still have a good quality of

02:07 life when you have this condition.

02:08 >> Since then the family's been moving forward spending

02:11 holidays together and sharing cute throwback videos with

02:14 Bruce.

02:14 >> I I I

02:24 >> the diehard star recently celebrated a milestone becoming

02:28 a grandpa after his eldest daughter rumor welcomed her own

02:31 daughter Louetta in April.

02:33 >> I have such a great nation such a great family they are

02:37 always

02:38 behind me and support and I think that's such a beautiful

02:42 gift to have.

02:43 >> Rumor sister to Lula recently opened up about life

02:45 since their father's diagnosis in a personal essay for Vogue.

02:48 >> I just hope that there can be more moments that I can help

02:52 open up the space for things to resonate for people.

02:55 >> What was your family's response when they read that.

02:58 >> They're very proud of me there is so much power in

03:02 kindness and patience and compassion.

03:07 And I think that can be true for every person at every

03:10 moment.

03:11 You know,

03:12 and it doesn't matter

03:14 or does it necessitate

03:16 sadness or grief or loss, but obviously those those things

03:24 you know can can help in those moments.

03:26 >> And that's what we're here for. Thank you so much.

03:28 >> Thank you.

03:29 >> Thank you.

03:29 (music fades)

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