Bruce Willis's life changed at the beginning of 2023. The actor announced his temporary retirement from the world of acting, after being diagnosed with aphasia. A retirement that appears to be permanent, as he subsequently received a diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia (FTD). His health has worsened, faster than everyone around him would like, but they have stood by him.
His wife, Emma Heming, has left everything to dedicate herself to caring for the actor, but at the same time shares how they are experiencing it to raise awareness and normalize neurodegenerative diseases, which continue to be a taboo subject in our society. The businesswoman is very vocal about the hard times they are experiencing, but also about the positive. Thus, on the occasion of her sixteenth wedding anniversary, she wanted to share an emotional message dedicated to her husband through Instagram.
“16 years with this special man. My love and adoration for him only grows,” writes the actor's wife, accompanying her tender message with two images in which the couple can be seen, embraced, in a natural environment.
The publication has received thousands of likes, as well as hundreds of comments from users who applaud Emma for her work as a caregiver and how dedicated she is to her husband, as she demonstrates every day. “I want you to know that you are an inspiration. I'm a nurse and home caregiver, and I look to your strength when I'm struggling. I see how your love shines through Bruce and your family. Thank you for everything,” one of her followers tells her, excited.
A message that brings a little light and positivity to the life of the family, who faces these Christmas days with a certain sadness because in recent days, it has been confirmed that the actor's health continues to worsen at an unexpected speed. The actor's wife and daughters knew that it was going to become a real challenge on all levels, but perhaps they did not expect that in just a year after his first diagnosis, the protagonist of Die Hard was barely aware of his surroundings. .
The actor's dementia is progressing at a speed that no one could suspect, but in recent weeks the "bad" days have been so frequent that even those close to him wonder if the actor is living his last moments. "No one knows how much time he has left," a person close to him tells US Weekly magazine devastatedly. Frontotemporal dementia is a brain disorder with an uncertain prognosis, but sufferers survive eight to ten years after receiving a diagnosis.
The process continues to move at full speed, but the actor's wife claims to be much more encouraged than at the beginning of the process. "I have much more hope today than I had with the first diagnosis," she said a few months ago.
