Bruce Willis’ wife Emma Heming cuts a casual in cropped denim as she runs errands in Los Angeles
Emma Heming Willis kept it casual as she ran errands in Los Angeles on Thursday.
The 45-year-old former model, married to 68-year-old Moonlighting star Bruce Willis, looked stylish but casual in an oversized lavender and white striped button-down shirt over a white T-shirt.
The blouse was partially tucked into ankle-length jeans and she wore white canvas sneakers during her walk.
The mother-of-two, who shares daughters Mabel, 11, and Evelyn, nine, with the action star, accessorized with stacked chains, one with a round pendant and the other with a square gold pendant.
She appeared to be wearing natural-looking makeup and styling her long, dark locks straight and pulling them back into a half ponytail.
Casual style: Emma Heming Willis kept it casual while running errands in Los Angeles on Thursday, looking stylish in an oversized lavender and white striped button-up shirt over a white T-shirt, tucked into a pair of straight-leg ankle jeans
The former runway model has become an advocate for her husband, who suffers from frontotemporal dementia, a condition that affects his ability to communicate.
The family announced his devastating diagnosis on March 22.
November is National Caregiver Month, and in an article for Maria Shriver’s Sunday paperEmma shared what she has learned about managing the condition as a caregiver.
The loving wife and mother wrote that finding community is important.
‘With a specific diagnosis you have the opportunity to find a community. You come into contact with people who immediately understand your story,” she wrote.
‘You don’t even have to explain yourself. The people I have met and interviewed in the FTD community have so much compassion and are so determined to make things better for the next family.”
Awareness of the condition, she advised, is crucial.
“The world needs to know that not all dementia is Alzheimer’s disease and not all dementia affects memory,” she said.
Natural beauty: She appeared to be wearing natural-looking makeup and styling her long, dark locks straight and pulling them back into a half ponytail
Family: The mother of two, who shares daughters Mabel, 11, and Evelyn, nine, with husband Bruce Willis, 68, who suffers from frontotemporal dementia (seen here in December 2020)
Advocate: Emma has become a caregiver for her husband and an advocate for FTD care and research since announcing the Die Hard star’s diagnosis in March 2020
‘A disease like FTD instead presents with changes in behavior, personality, language or movement.’
The lawyer said she was “inspired and motivated” by those who have drawn attention to other circumstances. ‘The changes that followed were remarkable.’
Research into FTD is ongoing, and she revealed that “the first disease-modifying treatments for FTD are currently in clinical trials,” and participants were actively being recruited.
“Now is the time for our community to take action to end this disease,” she argued.
Emma said that since The Sixth Sense star’s diagnosis, she has become a more compassionate person.
‘I notice that I can make more space for what others are going through. I have both gratitude and sadness.”
The Coco Baba founder said she also wants to set an example for her daughters through her advocacy, “working with others, fighting the stigma and isolation that a disease like this can bring.”
Research: The founder of Make Time Wellness revealed in an article in The Sunday Paper by Maria Shriver that “the first disease-modifying treatments for FTD are currently in clinical trials,” and participants were actively being recruited (pictured in New York in October 2019)
Hope: Emma wrote that she feels more hopeful now than when the Die Hard star was first diagnosed. “I am hopeful in how our entire family can find joy in the little things, and in coming together to celebrate all the moments life has to offer,” she said
The former Victoria’s Secret model wrote that she understands that her family’s celebrity means they have access to resources that others may not be able to afford. or means to stand up for oneself.’
The Make Time Wellness founder concluded by saying that she feels more hopeful now than when the Die Hard star was first diagnosed.
“I am hopeful in how our entire family can find joy in the little things, and in coming together to celebrate all the moments life has to offer,” she asserted.
“As much as I regret this experience every day – as I know so many others do – I also know that it has made me stronger than I ever thought possible.”