Bruce Willis' wife Emma Heming clears up a 'very common misconception' about his dementia (opens original article in a new tab)

Bruce Willis' wife clarified he has frontotemporal dementia and aphasia, not memory loss, and emphasized the difference from Alzheimer's while advocating for dementia care.

• Bruce Willis' wife Emma Heming Willis clarified he does not have memory loss but has frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and aphasia
• Emma emphasized that FTD is often misunderstood as Alzheimer's, which typically involves memory loss
• Emma advocates for dementia caregivers and launched the Emma & Bruce Willis Fund to support research and care