Emma Heming Willis is sharing just how involved her kids are when it comes to the health of their dad, legendary actor Bruce Willis.
Chatting on “The Bossticks” podcast, Emma discussed her life as a caregiver following Bruce’s 2023 frontotemporal dementia (FTD) diagnosis. Specifically, she shared how she keeps the couple’s children, Mabel, 14, and Evelyn, 12, informed.
“When Bruce was diagnosed, the kids knew I was going to be coming home with a name of whatever this might be, and I told them it was, frontemporal dementia, and they made an acronym of Fantastic Turtles Dancing, so that they would be able to remember just the way the letters went,” she recalled. “From there, I would wait and just wait to see what questions they might have.”“You have to be ready to answer those questions that you feel fit for them to hear in an age appropriate way, but it must be truthful,” she added. “I have always told my kids that ‘If anything changes, I’m going to let you know,’ so they know that I’m never going to try and sugarcoat this for them, they, I think, feel confident in me, there’s that trust that they know that I’ll be able to talk with them and walk them through it, and they are supported, and I think that they’re doing really well, given the givens.”
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Emma, 48, who has documented her time with Bruce since his diagnosis has also become an advocate and helps to spread awareness about early detection. In September of 2025, she wrote a book, entitled ‘The Unexpected Journey: Finding Strength, Hope, and Yourself on the Caregiving Path,’ on how she’s navigated the major life change.
“I didn’t think about caregiving,” she said in the interview. “I didn’t think that this would be a part of my life until all of a sudden it was a part of my life.”
She also wanted to let fellow caregivers know that “it’s okay to ask for help.”
“We need to be able to bring in help, talk to our community, our family, our friends, sort of rally that idea of community that we have lost complete touch of, I think,” she said.
Bruce is dad to Rumor, 37, Scout 34, and Tallulah, 32, whom he shares with ex-wife Demi Moore. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade’s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬
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