Emma Heming Willis shared a heartfelt video of Bruce Willis with their daughter Evelyn, filmed before his FTD diagnosis.

Due to this medical history, Emma said she initially ignored the early warning signs. “As his language started changing, it [seemed like it] was just a part of a stutter, it was just Bruce,” she shared. “Never in a million years would I think it would be a form of dementia for someone so young.”

People with FTD can live with the disease for years, but there is no cure and sufferers face an increased risk of falls, infections and diseases including pneumonia, which can be fatal.

Bruce Willis and wife Emma Heming Willis missed the early signs of the actor’s dementia battle as “part of a stutter” he’d had since he was young and, as a result, as

In an emotional revelation, Bruce Willis’ wife, Emma Heming Willis, has shared the first sign that suggested her husband was beginning to suffer from frontotemporal dementia (FTD). As the family continues to navigate life with the diagnosis,