Bruce Willis' wife shares poignant message with fans as she says 'we're all in this together'

As Bruce Willis continues his 'painful' battle with dementia , his loving wife shared poignant message with his fans as she says "we're all in this together."

Bruce Willis' wife Emma Heming Willis took to Instagram sharing an inspirational and informative message for World FTD Awareness Week as her husband navigates the disease. The 69-year-old Hollywood legend was previously diagnosed with aphasia , a condition that affects speech due to brain damage, back in March 2022 and retired from acting.

Since then, his wife as shown unconditional love and support for the former Die Hard star and has often used her social media page as a platform educate and inspire those battling similar conditions. In her new post, Emma shared a clip of herself sitting on a sunny staircase in Amsterdam as she attended the 14th International Conference of Frontotemporal Dementia.

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The 46-year-old explained that every year more than 750 clinicians, researchers, and scientists gather together at the conference to discuss advancements in research. The British model went to add that she joined the conference to interview some of the passionate professionals that are working to move the field forward.

In the video message, she said: "I'm excited to hear and share their positive news, momentum, and hope during this World FTD Awareness Week to bring a sense of encouragement for families like mine and yours navigating an FTD diagnosis. Please follow along, repost, and add your own FTD story so we can continue to raise awareness around this disease. We're all in this together."

Under the post, dozens of fans shared an outpour of love for Emma and the work that she's doing. One fan wrote: "Wow, you are an incredible role model to your children and strangers alike who can appreciate your work and compassion. We need more heroes like you." And another praised: "You are an amazing wife, mother, and human being." And someone else simply wrote: "You are lovely inside and out God bless you."

Within the last week, Bruce was spotted during a rare public outing as he was seen out and about California being driven around Brentwood wearing a New York Yankees baseball hat. This comes as a source close to his family revealed that the former Pulp Fiction star's dementia has "progressed" and that they are "worried they may not have much more time" with him.

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