Emma Heming Willis has shared an emotional update about her struggle as a caregiver after her husband Bruce Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.
She broke down in a post on social media, shared on Monday 15 August, admitting that she is “not good”.
“I have to make a conscious effort every single day to live the best life that I can,” Heming Willis explained.
“I do that for myself. I do that for our two children. And Bruce, who would not want me to live any other way.”
Updating fans earlier this year, she said Willis’ condition was “not treatable”.
She broke down in a post on social media, shared on Monday 15 August, admitting that she is “not good”.
“I have to make a conscious effort every single day to live the best life that I can,” Heming Willis explained.
“I do that for myself. I do that for our two children. And Bruce, who would not want me to live any other way.”
Updating fans earlier this year, she said Willis’ condition was “not treatable”.
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00:00 Hi, so I finished my hike and your pictures
00:04 are making me so happy.
00:05 So why am I asking you to do that?
00:07 I'm asking care partners to send me photos
00:10 because I just think it's so important for us
00:12 to sort of break up our thinking,
00:16 which can feel for me very much like doom and gloom.
00:20 So I know it looks like I'm out living my best life.
00:24 I have to make a conscious effort every single day
00:28 to live the best life that I can.
00:29 I do that for myself.
00:33 I do that for our two children and Bruce,
00:38 who would not want me to live any other way.
00:41 So I don't want it to be misconstrued that,
00:46 like I'm good, 'cause I'm not, I'm not good.
00:52 But I have to put my best foot forward
00:55 for the sake of myself and my family.
00:58 Because again, when we are not looking after ourselves,
01:02 we cannot look after anyone that we love.
01:07 So it's really important.
01:08 And like I said, this is a conscious effort.
01:11 It does not come to me easily,
01:12 but I am just doing the best that I can always.
01:18 So your pictures are making me happy.
01:22 I just want you to take a moment out of your day.
01:25 And I know that your day is stressful,
01:29 and I know that your day is hard,
01:31 but I just want you just to break it up for a minute,
01:33 just for a second, and just look for something beautiful.