"Bruce Willis doesn't know he has frontotemporal dementia, which his wife and caretaker Emma Heming Willis is really happy about. During her appearance on Wednesday's episode of the Conversations with Cam podcast, 47-year-old Heming Willis tells host Cameron Rogers that the Die Hard star, 70, never tapped in to an awareness of his condition. He never connected the dots that he has this disease. And I'm really happy about that. I'm really happy that he doesn't know, said The Unexpected Journey author,"
"As for Willis' awareness that he has the disease, Heming Willis mentioned anosognosia, which Mayo Clinic says is a condition that makes someone unable to recognize other health conditions or problems they may have. I think they think this is their normal. And it's not for everybody, said Heming Willis. So, where people think this might be denial 'cause they don't want to go to the doctor actually this is the anosognosia that comes into play."
"She clarified that Willis is still very much present in his body and does still know who she and their daughters Mabel, 13, and Evelyn, 11. That is because he doesn't have Alzheimer's, he has FTD. So he has a way of connecting with me, our children, that might not be the same as you would connect with your loved one, but it's still very beautiful. It's just different. You just learn how to adapt."
Bruce Willis stepped away from acting in March 2022 after a diagnosis of aphasia, and his diagnosis was updated to frontotemporal dementia (FTD) by February 2023. FTD primarily affects the frontal and temporal lobes, impacting personality, behavior, and language. Emma Heming Willis, his wife and caretaker, reports that Willis does not recognize his condition due to anosognosia and remains unaware of the diagnosis. Heming Willis says he still recognizes her and their daughters, Mabel (13) and Evelyn (11), and that his way of connecting with family is different but still meaningful. The family includes Willis' ex-wife Demi Moore and their three adult daughters.
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