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Emma Heming Willis was initially confused when she noticed changes in husband Bruce Willis' behavior

"I thought it was something I was doing in our marriage that was not working anymore," she says.

She reflects on how she felt when she realized the changes were beyond his control

When Emma Heming Willis started noticing small changes in Bruce Willis ' behavior, she was baffled. They'd always enjoyed an easy relationship and been on the same page in their marriage . But long before Bruce's frontotemporal dementia (FTD) diagnosis in November 2022, Emma knew something was amiss. She just didn't know what.

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