Bruce Willis’ wife learns from their 9-year-old about his disease.

Virginia KrutaMay 24, 2023

Bruce Willis’ Daughter Teaches Valuable Lesson About Dementia

Actor Bruce Willis’ wife, Emma Heming Willis, recently shared a heartwarming story on Instagram about their 9-year-old daughter Evelyn teaching her a valuable lesson about her husband’s progressive illness – frontotemporal dementia.

“On behalf of the person you’re caring for that has dementia, whether they can express it or not — I want to say thank you. Thank you for loving them, thank you for spending time to educate yourself about dementia. Because that is the most compassionate thing that you can do by having more insight into their world and the life they are experiencing that they can’t always express.’”

– Speech Language Pathologist and Certified Dementia Practitioner Adria Thompson

In the video, Emma Heming Willis shared that Evelyn had told her that people with dementia can become severely dehydrated. When asked how she knew that, Evelyn said she had been looking up fun facts about dementia during her free time at school. Emma noted that it wasn’t surprising to see Evelyn come up with something like that, as both she and her father shared a love for random trivia.

“That is the most loving and compassionate thing you can do, is to be curious and educate yourself on your dad’s disease,” Emma said. “So keep educating yourself, stay curious and remember to hydrate your loved ones.”

It’s heartwarming to see how even a child can teach us valuable lessons about compassion and understanding. Let’s all take a page from Evelyn’s book and continue to educate ourselves about dementia and other illnesses affecting our loved ones.