Bruce Willis' The wife, Emma Heming WillisWas sitting in a sensitive interview about the actor's struggle with dementia - he revealed Wanted treatment for disappointment After his diagnosis.

Author, 47, speaks with Diane Sawer During the ABC Special Emma and Bruce Willis: Unexpected journeyWhich was aired on Tuesday, 2 August August. Emma said that she felt "losing it" and "so alone" and "so isolated" after the diagnosis.

Emma shared that she was leaning towards experts to help her husband's condition and her own mental health struggles, and brought care to help clockwise.

Now, he has focused on further sighs on the disease and treatment, a community who has shared a "general thread" with it.

"This is my whole inspiration to raise awareness about the disease, because we want families, we want people to be able to diagnose first, when they can take part in these tests," he hopes "Bruce Willis has Bruce Willis" and feels less in search of answers.

Emma revealed that she came up with a list of tips for small, practical things and a list of tips for family that could help a caregiver get in the day.

"We are fortunate enough to take care of and many families are not enabled. Formal -careful astronomers, yet they deserve every penny," he said.

Bruce's family in March 2022 - Emma, ​​his daughter, including, Mango, Scout, TalullahMabel and Avalin, and ex -wife Demi Moore - Its Affasia has announced diagnosis In addition to retiring from acting.

"To Bruce's amazing supporters, as a family, we wanted to share that our favorite Bruce was suffering some health problems and recently caught in Affasia, which is affecting his cognitive skills," the family said in a statement at that time. "As a result of this and with many considerations, Bruce is moving away from the career that means so much to him."

The family acknowledged the "truly challenging time" but emphasized that they were "appreciated your continuous love, compassion and assistance".

The statement concludes: "We are taking it as a strong family unit, and wanted to bring his fans inside because we know how much he means to you as you mean to him.

About a year later, the family took a share Update in terms of BruceThe

"Since we have announced the diagnosis of Affasia in Bruce's spring 2022, the condition of the Bruce has progressed and we have now had a more specific diagnosis: Frontotemporal Dementia (known as FTD)," they wrote in a statement of February 2023 via Fontotemporal Degradation. "Unfortunately, the challenges with communication are only a symptom of Bruce's mouth disease. Although it is painful, finally a clear diagnosis is relieved."

As soon as Bruce fighting with Frontotamporal Dementia, the family hoped that "any media attention could focus on the illumination that requires more awareness and research," Bruce added that "always believed in the use of its voices in the world to help others, and both publicly and personally aware of the important topics."

They continued: "We know in our hearts - if he could do today - he would want to respond to the global attention and connection to those who were working with this weak disease and how it influenced so many people and their families."

Emma was asked that she could have a conversation with Bruce, what would she ask him.

"Exactly how he is doing, if he is okay, he thinks he is okay. If we can do anything to make him better support it. I'm really interested in knowing it. If he was afraid if he was ever worried, he said." He said. "You know, I just want to be able to have a conversation with him."

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