Emma Heming Willis explains narrative around Bruce Willis' diagnosis

Bruce Willis’ wife Emma Heming has recently cleared out the misconception of her husband’s diagnosis.

The author shared that the Die Hard actor, who has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), finally decided to explain the disease that has affected actor’s behaviour but not his memory.

Emma, who is Bruce’s wife of 17 years, opens up that the disease, which affects the frontal lobe and the temporal lobes, actually has “three different variants”.

“The one that Bruce has affects language,” says the 47-year-old during the June 15 episode of Bossticks.

However, Emma notes, “There's another variant that will affect behaviour and another one that could affect movement.”

Interestingly, the wife mentions that the actor’s FTD does not affect his memory which is why he still remembers their daughters.

“That's a different part of the brain. So, when people say, 'Oh, does he remember who you are?' Well, he does because he doesn't have Alzheimer's, he has FTD,” points out Emma.

The author thinks it’s “a very common misconception that, when you think of dementia, we think of memory loss”.

Emma believes that FTD is the “most common form of dementia for people under the age of 60”.

Elsewhere in the interview, the actor’s wife discusses the role of caretaker for her husband.

“It's grieving someone who is alive… And that is what many people who are caregivers to someone with dementia experience, because your person is there physically but maybe not mentally or emotionally,” states Emma.

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