Holidays Are ‘Joyous’ and ‘Different’ with Bruce Willis (Exclusive)

Emma Heming Willis is looking forward to the holidays with her husband Bruce Willis and their family.

“It’s fun. It’s just different,” the 47-year-old model-actress-author tells PEOPLE exclusively at the End Well 2025 conference in Los Angeles on Thursday, November 20.

Bruce, 70, was diagnosed with aphasia in 2022, followed by frontotemporal dementia (FTD); His family announced at the time that he was stepping away from acting. Emma has raised awareness of FTD through interviews, social media and her book The Unexpected Journey: Strength, Hope, and Self-Discovery on the Path of CaringAt the End Well 2025 conference, she discussed dementia care on stage with Yvette Nicole Brown,

Speaking to People, Emma admits that the holidays can be “very difficult” for families of people with dementia. But, “I think it’s important to put die Hard Because it’s a Christmas movie,” she quips.

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She adds, “You have to learn, adapt and make new memories, bringing back the same traditions you had before.” “Life goes on. It just goes on. Dementia is hard, but there’s still joy in it. I think it’s important that we don’t create such a negative picture around dementia. We’re still laughing. There’s still joy. It just looks different.”

Emma and Bruce, who have been married since 2009, have daughters Mabel Rae Willis, 13, and Evelyn Penn Willis, 11. sixth sense The star is also father to three adult daughters: Rumer Glenn Willis, 37, Scout LaRue Willis, 34, and Tallulah Belle Willis, 31, whom he shares with his ex-wife Demi Moore, 63.

Emma says, “Family life is very simple – it always has been really. I think just being able to be present with them, that’s the joy. I’m able to be their wife with them. Those are the moments.”

The Unexpected Journey: Strength, Hope, and Self-Discovery on the Path of Caring Now available wherever books are sold.