India, June 16 -- Emma Heming Willis has provided detailed context regarding her previous statement about husband Bruce Willis having a "failing brain," specifying that his form of dementia primarily targets language centers.
Clarifying the Failing Brain Description
In an appearance on "The Bossticks" podcast on June 15, Heming elaborated on the actor's condition following her 2025 interview with Diane Sawyer. She explained that while she once described his brain as failing, the reality involves a specific neurological progression of frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The 71 year old actor was first diagnosed with aphasia in 2022 before the diagnosis transitioned to FTD a year later.
Distinguishing FTD from Alzheimer's
Heming emphasized that ...