Bruce Willis’ wife gives huge dementia update – actor moved to “second home”

In a new ABC special, released on August 26, Emma told Diane Sawyer that her husband has now been moved into a separate home to accommodate his continued care.

“I knew, first and foremost, Bruce would want that for our daughters,” Emma says of two children they share, Mabel Ray, 13 and Evelyn Penn, 11. “He would want them to be in a home that was more tailored to their needs, not his needs.”

Emma told how the family had made the decision to move Bruce into a second home close by “some time ago”, having learned that noise can agitate the actor’s condition. That meant that her daughters could no longer host playdates and sleepovers.

“I didn’t know if parents would feel comfortable leaving their kid at our home,” Emma said. “I isolated our whole family, and that was by design…That was a hard time.”

First symptoms

She also detailed how Bruce’s new abode is more like a “second home” for the family.

“We’re there a lot,” Emma explained. “It’s our second home, so the girls have their things there.”

“It is, you know, a house that is filled with love and warmth and care and laughter. It’s been beautiful to see that, to see how many of Bruce’s friends continue to show up for him, you know, they bring in life and fun.”

Emma Heming Willis also opened up about her husband’s early signs, describing them as “alarming and frightening.”Continue reading…