Emma Heming Willis has once again turned to her social networks to try to raise awareness and correct the misconceptions that exist around neurodegenerative diseases such as the one suffered by her husband, actor Bruce Wilis, who was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia a year ago.
The actor’s wife shared a new video on her Instagram profile, this time responding to several headlines suggesting that the Die Hard star no longer feels “joy” in living. In a passionate message, the businesswoman assures that nothing is further from reality, challenging the rather gloomy outlook that any diagnosis of this type often brings with it.
“I need society – and whoever is writing these stupid headlines – to stop scaring people. Stop scaring people into thinking that once they receive a diagnosis of some kind of neurocognitive disease, it’s over. ‘It’s over Let’s pack it up. We’re… There’s nothing else to see here. We’re done.’ “No,” she asks.
In a sincere response, which the businesswoman divides into two videos, she talks about how complex it is to receive a diagnosis of this type for both the patient and the rest of the family, which plunges them into a real emotional roller coaster. Heming recognizes that there are feelings such as “disappointment” and “sadness”, but also much stronger ones such as “connection”, “love” or “joy”.
“There’s grief and sadness. There’s all that. But you start a new chapter. That’s exactly where we are,” Heming says. “These stupid clickbait things scare people. Stop doing that,” says the businesswoman, who hopes that the experience of her entire family and the effort they make to share as much as possible of what they experience can help other families. to have a somewhat more empathetic and hopeful perspective.
“I’m just talking about basic awareness about dementia and what’s being conveyed to the public,” he says.
The actor’s family announced in March 2022 that the actor was temporarily withdrawing from the acting world after being diagnosed with aphasia, a neural condition that affects the ability to speak and language. A year later, however, the family announced their permanent withdrawal after having established a definitive diagnosis: the actor suffers from frontotemporal dementia.
In all this time, the family of the protagonist of The Sixth Sense has become a pineapple. His current wife and his daughters, Mabel (11) and Evelyn (9); but also his ex-wife, Demi Moore, and his three oldest daughters: Rumer (35), Scout (32) and Tallulah (30) have become the actor’s caregivers, focused on his well-being at all times. .
The actor seems to be progressing in his illness at a speed that his family would not like, but they are staying positive and trying to live day to day.
Demi Moore also wanted to share a few words a few days ago about caring for the father of her daughters, emphasizing the concept of acceptance and focusing on the present above all else. “When you let go of who they have been or who you think they are; or even who you would like them to be, then you can really stay in the present and absorb the joy and love that is present.”
