In an emotional revelation, Bruce Willis\u2019 wife, Emma Heming Willis, has shared the first sign that suggested her husband was beginning to suffer from frontotemporal dementia (FTD). As the family continues to navigate life with the diagnosis, Emma has opened up about the initial indications that something was wrong and how it has impacted their lives. The iconic action star, beloved for his roles in films like Die Hard, retired from acting in 2022 after a diagnosis of aphasia. Which later progressed to FTD.<\/p>\n
Emma Heming Willis recalls that it all started with subtle changes in Bruce\u2019s language. At first, she and the rest of the family didn\u2019t think much of it. Bruce had managed a childhood stutter his entire life. In an interview with Town & Country, Emma explained, \u201cFor Bruce, it started with language.<\/p>\n
He had a severe stutter as a child. He went to college, and there was a theatre teacher who said, \u2018I\u2019ve got something that\u2019s going to help you.\u2019 From that class, Bruce realized that he could memorize a script and be able to say it without stuttering. That\u2019s what propelled him into acting.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite the success Bruce achieved in overcoming his stutter through acting, Emma noticed that his language skills began to change in ways that were hard to ignore. But because Bruce had always been able to mask his stutter, the family initially dismissed the signs as part of his natural speech pattern.<\/p>\n
Emma shared, \u201cAs his language started changing, it seemed like it was just a part of a stutter. It was just Bruce. Never in a million years would I think it would be a form of dementia for someone so young.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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