in an interview with Town & Country for the magazine’s November 2024 Philanthropy Issue.“His disease is misdiagnosed, it’s missed, it’s misunderstood, so finally getting to a diagnosis was key so that I could learn what frontotemporal dementia is and I could educate our children,” said Heming, 46, in the interview published Tuesday.“I’ve never tried to sugarcoat anything for them,” the model and actress added. “They’ve grown up with Bruce declining over the years.
I’m not trying to shield them from it.”In addition to the two children he shares with Heming, Willis, 69, has three adult daughters — Rumer, 36, Scout, 33, and Tallulah, 30 — with his ex-wife, Demi Moore.In February 2023, the blended family came together to announce Willis’ frontotemporal dementia diagnosis.
They’ve continued to be a united front as they help Willis through his health battle. “The family respects the way I’m looking after him; they really support me.
If I need to vent, if I need to cry, if I need to rage — because all of that can happen and it’s okay to have those feelings — they are always there to listen,” said Heming. “I’m so thankful that we are this blended family,” she added. “They’re very supportive, very loving and very helpful, and a lot of people don’t have that.”Willis was originally diagnosed with aphasia in 2022, which forced him to retire from acting, before it was revealed that he has frontotemporal dementia.