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Bruce Willis and his wife Emma celebrate 16 years of marriage

"The love of a lifetime."
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Bruce Willisโ€˜s wife, Emma Heming-Willis has shared a loving tribute on her Instagram as they celebrate 16 years of marriage.

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โ€œToday marks 16 years with the love of a lifetime. Weโ€™ve shared monumental highs and devastating lows, and through it all, weโ€™ve built something timeless.

โ€œIโ€™m so deeply grateful for every chapter Iโ€™ve had with himโ€”and all the ones weโ€™ll continue to write, in our language of unconditional love ๐Ÿ’™,โ€ she wrote.

Emma had held back tears when giving a health update on the 70-year-oldโ€™s health on Sunrise in 2023.

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โ€œWhat Iโ€™m learning is that dementia is hardโ€ฆ And when they say that this is a family disease, it really is.โ€

In February 2023, Emma shared the devastating news that Bruce had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia โ€“ a rare form that attacks and deteriorates behaviours, personality and language.

She didnโ€™t mention too much about Bruceโ€™s health but did say that it is โ€˜hard to knowโ€™ if Bruce knows what is happening to him.

Bruce Willisโ€™s wife, Emma Heming-Willis holds back tears on Sunrise. (Credit: Seven)

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Director and friend, Glenn Gordon Caron revealed that when he goes to see Bruce heโ€™s โ€œstill Bruceโ€ and that he will know who he is for the first three minutes.

He furthered, โ€œHeโ€™s not totally verbal. He used to be a voracious reader โ€“ he didnโ€™t want anyone to know that โ€“ and heโ€™s not reading now.โ€

โ€œAll those language skills are no longer available to him, and yet heโ€™s still Bruce. When youโ€™re with him you know that heโ€™s Bruce and youโ€™re grateful that heโ€™s there, but the joie de vivre is gone.โ€

She further admitted to Sunday Paper that she feels guilty while caring for Bruce. โ€œI struggle with guilt, knowing that I have resources that others donโ€™t.โ€

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โ€œWhen Iโ€™m able to get out for a hike to clear my head, itโ€™s not lost on me that not all care partners can do that.

โ€œWhen what I share about our familyโ€™s journey gets press attention, I know that there are many thousands of untold, unheard stories, each of them deserving of compassion and concern.โ€

Emma went on to say she would like to use this experience to become an advocate for other carers.

Bruce Willisโ€™ wife Emma posted a sweet tribute to her husband and father of her two children in honour of Fatherโ€™s Day. (Image: Instagram)

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โ€œI see that what I share matters to others who may be struggling, and in a small way makes them feel seen and understood.โ€

โ€œI want people to know that when I hear from another family affected by FTD, I hear our familyโ€™s same story of grief, loss, and immense sadness echoed in theirs.โ€

โ€œItโ€™s important to me to be an advocate on behalf of those families, who donโ€™t have the time, energy, or resources to advocate for themselves.โ€

She continued that despite Bruceโ€™s condition worsening she still has hope for her husband.

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โ€œI have so much more hope today than I did after Bruce was first diagnosed.โ€

โ€œI understand this disease more now, and Iโ€™m now connected to an incredible community of support. I have hope in having found a new purpose โ€” admittedly one I never would have gone looking for โ€” using the spotlight to help and empower others.โ€

Bruce Willisโ€™ wife Emma Heming Willis, and ex-wife Demi Moore also took to Instagram to pay tribute to the father of their children on Fatherโ€™s Day 2023.

Marking the first Fatherโ€™s Day since the actor went public with his frontotemporal dementia (FTD), the Die Hard star was showered with love on social media.

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Demi Moore, Bruceโ€™s ex-wife, also posted a Fatherโ€™s Day tribute about him as heโ€™s the father of her three children. (Image: Instagram)

โ€œFatherโ€™s Day is a time I get to reflect on my deep appreciation and respect I have for Bruce as I watch him father our little ones,โ€ Emma wrote on Instagram.

โ€œWhere it might not be โ€˜conventional,โ€™ what heโ€™s teaching them will span generations. Unconditional love, kindness, strength, compassion, patience, generosity, resilience.โ€

โ€œHappy Fatherโ€™s Day to the greatest dad I know, who will forever be the gift that keeps giving within our family.โ€

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Alongside the caption was a photo of the dad-of-five with his 11-year-old daughter Mabel.

Bruceโ€™s ex-wife Demi Moore, with whom he shares three daughters and split from in 2000, also took to Instagram to pay tribute.

Sharing a throw-back photo of the actor with his daughters, Demi wrote: โ€œForever grateful to you BW for giving me these three beautiful girls. We love our #girldad. Happy Fatherโ€™s Day.โ€

Rumer Willis, one of Demi and Bruceโ€™s daughters โ€“ shared a throwback picture in November of her and her dad captioned, โ€œReally missing my papa todayโ€.

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Are Bruce Willis and Emma Heming still married?

Yes! Bruce Willis and Emma Heming are still married. The actor, 70, and model, 46, have been married since 2009.

Does Bruce Willis have children with his wife Emma?

Bruce Willis and Emma Heming Willis have two daughters. Mabel Ray Willis who is 12 years old and Evelyn Penn Willis who is 10 years old.

How long was Bruce Willis married to Demi Moore?

Bruce Willis and Demi Moore were married from 1987 to 2000. The pair share three daughters: Rumer Willis, 36, Tallulah Willis, 31, and Scout LaRue Willis, 33.

Despite separating over 20 years ago, the couple have remained on good terms, putting on a united front for the sake of their daughters. The actor opened up about their close bond after their divorce was finalised in 2000.

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โ€œI still love Demi. Weโ€™re very close,โ€ he told Rolling Stone.

This Fatherโ€™s Day was Brcueโ€™s first since he became a grandfather and was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. (Image: Instagram)

Demi has become one of his toughest allies in recent times, and also a pillar of support for his wife Emma, who shares her own two daughters with the star.

โ€œDemi and Bruce have always had one of those rare relationships that actually improved once theyโ€™d gotten divorced,โ€ a source previously told WHO.

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โ€œOnce the pressure was off, over time they became the best of friends, helped by their determination to give their girls the best lives possible. Which is why Demi has promised Bruce โ€“ and Emma โ€“ that sheโ€™ll be there for them forever.โ€

The blended brood even spent the Christmas holidays all together at Mooreโ€™s home in Hailey, Idaho.

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