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Emma Heming Willis Says Holidays With Bruce Remain Joyful as Family Adapts Traditions

Her message centers on caregiver wellbeing, with an emphasis on inclusive, stigma‑free dementia care.

Overview

  • Speaking at the End Well 2025 conference, she said celebrations are still joyful though different, with traditions reshaped to include Bruce, such as putting on Die Hard for the holiday.
  • She has reiterated that Bruce now lives in a nearby residence with round‑the‑clock professional support as his frontotemporal dementia progressed after his 2022 aphasia diagnosis.
  • Addressing public criticism of moving him from the family home, she said the choices were difficult but necessary to keep everyone safe and supported.
  • Her outreach includes a September caregiving memoir and public discussions on FTD, while daughter Rumer shared she still finds meaningful moments of connection during visits.
  • She urged caregivers to prioritize their own health, citing a neurologist’s warning that nearly 30% of caregivers die before the person they care for.