\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n \tRelated story \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tEmma Heming Sets the Record Straight About One Major ‘Misconception’ About Bruce Willis’ Life Now\t\t<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n \t \n\tShe compromised with a small get-together that included friends, tacos, and margaritas. The \u201clovely, intimate night\u201d also happened to land on the exact same night the New York Knicks won the NBA Championship.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI would say about 98% of the people there were Knicks fans, so that was fantastic,\u201d Emma said. \u201cAnd it was a great celebration.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tBut even with a room full of loved ones, she still wrestled with the decision.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI think guilt is something that I am always carrying, but I\u2019ve learned that it is really not helpful,\u201d she told Kotb. She ultimately found peace with the decision by thinking about what her husband would want for her. She knows the Die Hard<\/em> actor would want her to have a \u201cbig fun bash\u201d and celebrate life with her friends and family.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Willis family first went public with Bruce\u2019s aphasia diagnosis<\/a> in 2022. By early 2023, doctors confirmed his condition had progressed to frontotemporal dementia (FTD).<\/p>\n \n\tAccording to the Alzheimer\u2019s Association<\/a>, FTD is caused by nerve cell damage in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. That damage leads to noticeable changes in a person\u2019s behavior, empathy, personality, and language abilities. And unlike Alzheimer\u2019s, which is usually linked to older age<\/a>, FTD occurs much earlier in life. Most patients receive a diagnosis<\/a> between their 40s and early 60s.<\/p>\n \n\tIn addition to the physical symptoms, Bruce also deals with anosognosia<\/a>, a neurological symptom where a person\u2019s brain can\u2019t recognize that they have a health condition.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI think that\u2019s like the blessing and the curse of this, is that he never connected the dots that he had this disease, and I\u2019m really happy about that. I\u2019m really happy that he doesn\u2019t know about it,\u201d Emma shared during an appearance on the Conversations with Cam<\/a> <\/em>podcast earlier this year.<\/p>\n \n\tEmma shares two daughters, 14-year-old Mabel and 12-year-old Evelyn, with Bruce. The actor also shares three adult daughters with his ex-wife, Demi Moore<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Bruce](\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-sheknows-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\")
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\n<\/section>\n<\/p>\n\n\t\tWhat Is Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)?\t<\/h2>\n
\n\t\tFinding Strength in the Caregiving Journey\t<\/h2>\n