Emma Hemingle Willis reveals that Bruce lives in the “second house” in the midst of the battle of dementia

Bruce Willis He lives in a second house in the midst of his battle with the front dementia, the wife Emma Hemingle Willis It was revealed through Emma and Bruce Willis: The unexpected journey – Diane Sawyer private.

“It was one of the most difficult decisions that she had to make so far,” said Hemingle Willis, 47, at ABC Special, which was broadcast on Tuesday.

Their second house is a single story house where Bruce lives full -time with his care team, and it is not far from the first family home. Hamen Willis, who married Willis in 2009, said that she and their daughters – Mapil Ray Willis, 13, and Evelyn Bin Elis, 11 – spends “a great time” in the second house with Willis, including visits to break breakfast and dinner. (Willis is also my father for girls Romer Willis37, Scout Laro Willis34, and Tallulah Belle Willis31, with a former wife Demi Moore))

the He dies severely The actor’s family revealed He was retired from acting After he was diagnosed with the loss of the loss of the ability to speak in March 2022. May clinicThe loss of the ability to speak is a language disorder that affects how a person communicates. This can affect their speech, the way they write and the way they understand the spoken and written language.

Almost a year later, the Willis family confirmed his condition Apply to the front dementiaAlso known as FTD. It is the term as an umbrella for a group of brain diseases that affect the front and time lobes of the brain – and they are areas associated with personality, behavior and language May clinic.

The Willis family continued to share his health trip updates with fans, but gave a more intimate look inside Willis’s life now on ABC Special. Willis’s wife, Hemingle Willis, opened when she started noticing The first signs of her husband’s cognitive health.

“For a person who speaks greatly and very participating, he was a little more calm. When the family would meet, he was a little dissolved,” Hemen Willis said during an interview with ABC. Diane Sawyer. “I felt a little removal, extreme cold, not like Bruce, who was very warm and affectionate,” Hegal Willis continued. “To go, on the contrary, he was alarming and frightening.”

Sawyer, 79, was met Dr. Bruce Miller For private. While Dr. Miller does not treat Willis, he is an expert at FTD – who said Swir is tending to strike early, as the average age when diagnosing patients is 56 years.

“This is really an unknown disease. People were not really aware of it until the 1990s. The research began with this really,” explained by Dr. Miller.

Hemingy Willis Sawyre told that many patients with FTD are often diagnosed as a two -or -age group or depression. It was not until the brain examination Fictional pulp The actor was officially diagnosed with the referring to the “Black Belt” of dementia.

The founder of the date of wellness was told that there is nothing to do about the diagnosis of Willis FTD, and that there was neither treatment nor hope.

“I didn’t leave there without … nothing, nothing, with a diagnosis I could not pronounce. I didn’t understand what it was,” said Hemingle Willis. “I felt very panic. I just remember hearing it and not hearing anything else. It was as if I were free to fall.”

Her experience is what inspired the participation of her family’s journey in a new book, The unexpected trip: finding strength, hope and yourself on the path of providing careAs a way to throw a lifeline for loved ones and care providers who move on trips similar to FTD diagnoses.