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Bruce Willis’ wife writing book about being his caregiver after dementia diagnosis

Announcing her untitled book, set to be published in 2025, Emma Heming Willis recalls having ‘close to no resources or support’ after her husband’s diagnosis

“For many people, their first touch point about this disease is received in their doctor’s office,” Heming Willis said in an interview with Shriver’s newsletter the Sunday Paper. Willis’ condition was first made public in March 2022, when his family announced he would be retiring from acting due to aphasia, a disorder that causes difficulty with language or speech. When his diagnosis was made public, actors and directors who worked with Willis revealed they had been quietly voicing their concerns about his cognitive state for years, as he struggled to remember dialogue, needed lines rewritten to be shorter, expressed confusion at his surroundings and required shortened work days.

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