Emma Heming Willis is sharing more details about husband Bruce Willis‘ move into a separate house amid his battle with frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
During her recent Emma & Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey special on ABC, Emma, 47, revealed that the 70-year-old Die Hard actor no longer lives in the same home as her and their two daughters, Mabel, 13, and Evelyn, 11.
Keep reading to find out more…Emma shared that Bruce now lives in a single-story home with his round-the-clock caregivers.
In her new book, The Unexpected Journey: Finding Strength, Hope, and Yourself on the Caregiving Path, Emma recalled the heartbreaking moment she told their daughters that Bruce would be moving into a second home.
“‘We’ve come to a point in Daddy’s disease where the care he requires is changing. It has to be more tailored to his every need,’ I told them. ‘And you should be in a home that is more tailored to your needs now,’” Emma wrote, via TooFab. “‘Also, Daddy would want you to have playdates, sleepovers, and more freedom than you’ve been able to have here. That would make him so happy.’”
Emma reassured the girls that Bruce‘s new house would be their “second home,” filled with their belongings.
She described the retired actor’s new space as “a place they’d keep personal things like toys, arts and crafts supplies, bathing suits, pjs, and games, and that we could go stay with him anytime they wanted.”
While she admitted the move was “painful,” Emma said she knows it would have been what Bruce wanted.
“Even though they’d lived with his disease for so long that they understood, and even though this decision ensures Bruce’s overall well-being and safety and allows our young children to thrive, it was an uncertain and painful time for us,” Emma explained. “In fact, it’s still painful for me. After all, this is my husband, and having him in another home was not part of the future we’d mapped out together. You really can’t dream this stuff up.”
During a recent interview, Bruce‘s ex-wife Demi Moore shared an update on how he’s doing amid his dementia battle.
