Since the Bruce Willis' frontotemporal dementia diagnosis, Emma Heming Willis has been spreading awareness about the disease.

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,

Bruce Willis had a severe stutter into his teens. 'Never in a million years' did wife Emma Heming Willis think it would later mask his frontotemporal dementia.

As Bruce Willis continues to battle Frontotemporal Dementia, a rare kind of dementia that affects a person’s ability to communicate, his wife, Emma Heming-Willis, continues to be a rock for their young family.

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.”