Demi Moore's Message to Families Struggling With Dementia Amid Bruce Willis' Dia

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00:00 Meet them where they're at.

00:02 And when you let go of who they've been or who you think they are, who even you would like them to be,

00:09 you can then really stay in the present and take in the joy and the love.

00:14 Demi Moore sending a message to families who struggle with dementia.

00:18 I got a new!

00:20 As Bruce Willis, Demi's ex-husband and father to her three children, lives with a diagnosis.

00:25 Families are there for each other in the ups, downs, and the good, the bad.

00:30 The actress opening up to Andy Cohen on his Sirius XM show, Radio Andy.

00:35 Mind if I sit down?

00:36 Oh, I wish you could, but we're being joined in just a second.

00:40 Alongside Demi's Feud co-stars.

00:44 I know how close you are with Bruce Willis and his family.

00:47 Andy pausing the Truman Capote talk for Demi's touching words of wisdom.

00:52 What message do you have for people out there who have family members who have dementia,

00:56 who are maybe caring for them or in their lives?

01:00 I think the most important thing I could share is just to meet them where they're at.

01:06 And for Bruce, it's been nearly two years after his family first shared the heartbreaking news,

01:11 his battle with frontotemporal dementia,

01:13 a progressive neurological disorder that impacts both cognition and behavior.

01:18 Demi sharing the latest update on Good Morning America Wednesday.

01:22 I think given the givens, he's doing very well.

01:25 What I'll share is what I say to my children, which

01:28 it's important to just meet them where they're at.

01:33 Echoing her words of wisdom for loved ones navigating the diagnosis.

01:37 And when you let go of who they've been or who you think they are,

01:42 who even you would like them to be,

01:44 you can then really stay in the present and take in the joy and the love

01:49 that is present and there for all that they are, not all that they're not.

01:54 Demi and Bruce were married for more than a decade before their split in the late 90s

01:59 and share three daughters, Rumor, Scout and Tallulah.

02:03 Love you, Dad.

02:03 Bruce also has two daughters, Mabel and Evelyn, with wife Emma Hemming Willis,

02:09 who like Demi, uses her platform to help others on the same journey.

02:13 I do have times of sadness every day.

02:18 As for Demi's youngest daughter, Tallulah opened up last year about life

02:22 since her father's diagnosis in a personal essay for Vogue.

02:26 What do you hope the takeaway was for people from that?

02:29 I mean, the response has been so unbelievable that I just hope that there can be more moments

02:38 that I can help open up the space for things to resonate for people.

02:42 What was your family's response when they read that?

02:45 They were very proud of me.

02:47 As with every person and every moment, that there is so much power in kindness and patience

02:56 and compassion.

02:58 And I think that can be true for every person at every moment.

03:03 I think the most important thing I could share is just to meet them where they're at.

03:08 [Music]

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