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Emma Heming Willis Clarifies Bruce Willis Dementia, Launches Research Fund

6/17/2026

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Emma Willis Launches Fund

Emma Heming Willis said on the Bossticks podcast June 15, 2026 that Bruce Willis’s frontotemporal dementia is often mischaracterized.
Emma Heming Willis explained that the language variant affects speech but not behavior, movement, or memory, and that Bruce Willis still recognizes his family.
Bruce Willis was diagnosed with aphasia in 2022 and with frontotemporal dementia in 2023.
Emma Heming Willis launched the Emma & Bruce Willis Fund for Dementia Research and Caregiver Support.

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Emma Defends Move

Emma Heming Willis defended moving Bruce Willis to a one-storey home with a care team after online criticism.
She said the hardest decision altered the family’s living space but prioritized the daughters.
In September 2025, Willis urged to give caregivers slack, noting critics lack caregiving experience and Bruce’s dementia includes anosognosia.
She said a returning stutter signaled frontotemporal dementia and that she shares updates on the ABC special with Diane Sawyer.

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Emma Willis Launches Fund

Emma Heming Willis said on the Bossticks podcast June 15, 2026 that Bruce Willis’s frontotemporal dementia is often mischaracterized.
Emma Heming Willis explained that the language variant affects speech but not behavior, movement, or memory, and that Bruce Willis still recognizes his family.
Bruce Willis was diagnosed with aphasia in 2022 and with frontotemporal dementia in 2023.
Emma Heming Willis launched the Emma & Bruce Willis Fund for Dementia Research and Caregiver Support.

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