Bruce Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia several months ago and retired from cinema completely. His wife Emma Heming has given an interview, in which she reflected on his health and he has told if he is aware of what is happening to him.
The family of Bruce Willishas focused on his state of health after it was announced in February that the actor had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and he retired from the cinema. Months earlier, her loved ones had already reported that she suffered from aphasia, a degenerative illness that affects speech.
Both his wife, Emma Heming, As his daughters have been aware of him and they have been the ones who have contacted the media to find out how their father/husband was.
On this occasion, his partner has given an interview on television to Today as part of World Frontotemporal Dementia Week and has revealed that It’s being “very hard” for everyone, including their young daughters Mabel (11 years old) and Evelyn (8 years old).
“Dementia is difficult,” he explained, arguing that it is hard for the person diagnosed and also for the family. “There’s no difference for Bruce, or for our girls. “When they say this is a family disease, it really is.”
Does Bruce Willis know that he suffers from dementia?
The 45-year-old model has stressed that the diagnosis was “a blessing and a curse” because “you finally understand what is happening to accept it”, although this “does not make it any less painful.”
“Just accepting it and knowing what’s happening to Bruce makes it a little easier,” he said.
One of the most complicated questions for Emma to answer was whether the actor was aware of the illness he was suffering from and how it was progressing, to which she responded that “it’s difficult to know.”
“I don’t want there to be any stigma associated with his father’s diagnosis.”
Another of the big problems with dementia is that their daughters are very young and this It’s not easy to explain to girls this young. His mother has settled the issue by clarifying that they are “a very honest and open family”. “The most important thing was to be able to say what the disease was, to explain what it is because when you know what the disease is from a medical point of view, everything makes sense.”
“That’s why it was important that we let them know what it is because, you know, I don’t want there to be any stigma or shame associated with their father’s diagnosis, or any form of dementia,” he detailed.
Bruce Willis is receiving the support of his entire family.
