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Bruce Willis' wife Emma Heming reveals why she won't 'shield' daughters from his dementia battle

Bruce Willis ' wife Emma Heming has revealed why she has been open and honest about the actor's dementia battle with their two young daughters.

The Die Hard star's family revealed his diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia(FTD) in February 2023 shortly after he retired from acting due to his struggle with a brain disorder known as aphasia - which affects speech and understanding of language. Heming told Katie Couric in Town & Country Magazine that she had 'never tried to sugarcoat' Willis' illness to their daughters as they had witnessed his decline over the years - pictured with Evelyn In an August 22 post on Instagram Stories, Rumer Willis shared an image of herself holding her father's hand while answering a question about how the actor has been doing amid his health woes.

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