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Emma Heming Willis shares her empowering advice for fellow caregivers in her new book, The Unexpected Journey
"Early on, I was very isolated, and it felt like what was happening was only happening to us," she says, for a story in this week's print issue
Read an exclusive excerpt from her forthcoming book below
When Bruce Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia ( FTD ) in late 2022 at age 67, his wife Emma Heming Willis walked out of the doctor's office with nothing but a pamphlet and a sense of dread. While there was relief in understanding the cause of Bruce’s behavioral shifts that had upended family life, she was at a loss as to what to do next.
"Early on, I was very isolated, and it felt like what was happening was only happening to us," Emma shares