00:00 Emma Hemming Willis is on the verge of tears as she talks about her husband Bruce Willis.
00:06 At the beginning of last year, it was announced that the actress suffers from aphasia, a special
00:10 form of dementia.
00:13 Skills such as speaking, reading and writing are affected.
00:15 She now says this about her husband's illness.
00:18 "Dementia's hard.
00:19 When they say that it is a family disease, it really is," she said on Today.
00:23 When asked if Bruce knew what was happening, she replied, "Hard to say."
00:27 "It's a blessing and a curse at the same time," she says of his disease.
00:31 "It's helpful to understand what's happening, but that doesn't make things less painful."
00:38 In March 2022, the Willis family made the diagnosis public and at the same time announced
00:42 Bruce ending his career.
00:44 "We are a very honest and open household," she said.
00:49 Their daughters Evelyn and Mabel, age 9 and 11, also know about their father's condition.
00:54 It's important to her that their father's diagnosis or any other form of dementia not
00:58 be associated with any stigma or shame.
01:00 "It's a blessing and a curse at the same time," she said.
01:01 "It's helpful to understand what's happening, but that doesn't make things less painful."
01:01 "It's helpful to understand what's happening, but that doesn't make things less painful."
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