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\n Related: <\/span>Inside Bruce Willis\u2019 Health Journey Following His Aphasia Diagnosis<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tAn honest reflection. Emma Heming Willis has been open about the ups and downs of supporting her husband, Bruce Willis, on his health journey following his diagnosis with aphasia. \u201cThis was the summer of self discovery \u2014 finding new hobbies, going out of my comfort zone and staying active,\u201d the model wrote via Instagram in [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Willis\u2019 family announced he was diagnosed with aphasia in March 2022. The following year, they revealed his condition had progressed to frontotemporal dementia, which can \u201cvariably cause deterioration in behavior, personality and\/or difficulty with producing or comprehending language,\u201d per the Alzheimer\u2019s Association.<\/p>\n
Scroll below for more on Heming Willis\u2019 quotes on their living arrangement and caring for Willis at his second home.<\/p>\n
Why Emma Heming Willis Made the \u2018Hard\u2019 Decision to Get a 2nd Home<\/h2>\n
In the ABC special, Heming Willis explained that people with frontotemporal dementia can be sensitive to noise. She mentioned that she became paranoid about sleeping, the sounds of doors opening and closing and dangers that the stovetop could present to her husband.<\/p>\n
Heming Willis explained that she stopped allowing her kids to have friends over for fear that the noise could possibly cause agitation.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t know if parents would feel comfortable leaving their kid at our home,\u201d she explained. \u201cI isolated our whole family, and that was by design \u2026 That was a hard time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"GettyImages-605933070](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-605933070-why-does-bruce-willis-live-in-a-2nd-home-emma-heming-willis-explains.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Emma Heming and Bruce Willis<\/span> Gary Gershoff\/WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nEventually, she decided it was best to move Willis into a one-story house with a round-the-clock care team.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was one of the hardest decisions that I\u2019ve had to make so far,\u201d she said of moving Willis into his own home. \u201cBut I knew, first and foremost, Bruce would want that for our daughters. You know, he would want them to be in a home that was more tailored to their needs, not his needs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Willis moved into the home \u201csome time ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
Emma Heming Willis and Daughters Visit Bruce Willis at 2nd Home<\/h2>\n
Heming Willis explained that she spends a lot of time at the second house with Mabel and Evelyn. They go over there for meals and make other frequent visits<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201cWe are there a lot,\u201d she told host Diane Sawyer.<\/strong> \u201cIt\u2019s our second home, so the girls have their things there. It is a house that is filled with love and warmth and care and laughter.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n Emma Heming and Bruce Willis<\/span> Gary Gershoff\/WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Eventually, she decided it was best to move Willis into a one-story house with a round-the-clock care team.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was one of the hardest decisions that I\u2019ve had to make so far,\u201d she said of moving Willis into his own home. \u201cBut I knew, first and foremost, Bruce would want that for our daughters. You know, he would want them to be in a home that was more tailored to their needs, not his needs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Willis moved into the home \u201csome time ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
Emma Heming Willis and Daughters Visit Bruce Willis at 2nd Home<\/h2>\n
Heming Willis explained that she spends a lot of time at the second house with Mabel and Evelyn. They go over there for meals and make other frequent visits<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are there a lot,\u201d she told host Diane Sawyer.<\/strong> \u201cIt\u2019s our second home, so the girls have their things there. It is a house that is filled with love and warmth and care and laughter.\u201d<\/p>\n
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