Bruce Willis's Wife Emma Heming Says Her Grief Over His Aphasia Diagnosis ‘Can Be Paralyzing’
glamour.com.The model posted a video montage to account on Tuesday night showing everything she and her family have been doing over the last three months set to the soundtrack of “I Say a Little Prayer” by Aretha Franklin. “This was the summer of self discovery—finding new hobbies, going out of my comfort zone and staying active,” she wrote in the caption. “My grief can be paralyzing but I’m learning how to live along side it.
As my step-daughter [Scout Willis] told me, grief is the deepest and purest form of love. I hope you find some comfort in that too.” She finished off the caption with a revolving heart emoji and the hashtags, “#nationalgriefawarenessday #griefawareness #liveitup.”Heming's messages comes five months after her family announced Willis's diagnosis and retirement from acting via first shared on his daughter 's account.
They wrote at the time, "To Bruce’s amazing supporters, as a family we wanted to share that our beloved Bruce has been experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities.
As a result of this and with much consideration Bruce is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him." The message went on to say that, "This is a really challenging time for our family and we are so appreciative of your continued love, compassion and support.
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