Emma Heming Willis speaks out on criticism over Bruce Willis’ care
Emma Heming Willis addressed public judgment over her care for husband Bruce Willis, following her announcement that he had been moved to a second, “safer” home amid his ongoing health decline.
In a candid discussion with Diane Sawyer, Heming Willis shared the decision and later reflected on the backlash in an Instagram video. “What I knew is that by sharing some of our intimate information, we would see these two camps: people with an opinion versus people with actual experience,” she said, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.
“That is what caregivers are up against,” she added, noting the scrutiny and criticism caregivers often face.
Bruce Willis was diagnosed with aphasia, which affects the ability to communicate, in 2022. The actor was later diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, which can also create changes in communication, behavior and personality, the following year.
Heming Willis then read a passage aloud from her forthcoming book, called “The Unexpected Journey: Finding Strength, Hope, and Yourself on the Caregiving Path,” which comes out Sept. 9.
“Everyone will have an opinion, but you have to remind yourself that most don’t have the experience to back it up,” she read. “And if that’s the case, they shouldn’t offer their two cents about it, and you shouldn’t pay them any mind.”
“Even if someone is closely familiar with dementia or the condition you are caring for, they aren’t in your home,” Heming Willis added. “So they don’t know how your person is behaving or your family dynamics.”
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