“Safest place in the world”
Emma Heming-Willis wishes Bruce Willis a happy birthday
A picture from 2008: Bruce Willis and Emma Heming-Willis at an event in Los Angeles.
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Bruce Willis celebrates his 69th birthday. Wife Emma Heming-Willis congratulates with loving words on Instagram.
Bruce Willis (69) celebrates his 69th birthday today, March 19th. On the occasion of the anniversary of the Hollywood star, who suffers from dementia, his wife Emma Heming-Willis (45) once again addressed touching lines to her beloved husband. The former model writes on Instagram about a picture of Willis, in which he holds a child in his arms: “Just like you, we just adore him.”
Bruce Willis calls it “the safest place in the world”
Heming-Willis continues in her post: “What you may not know, but might imagine: Being wrapped in his arms is the safest place in this whole wide world.” According to the US magazine “People”. It is not clear which child Bruce Willis is holding in his arms in the touching photo. The star shares daughters Evelyn (9) and Mabel (11) with wife Emma Heming-Willis. His daughters Rumer (35), Scout LaRue (32) and Tallulah Willis (30) come from his previous marriage to fellow actress Demi Moore (61).
Emma Heming-Willis calls her husband a ‘true gentleman’
Emma Heming-Willis concludes her moving post with the words: “He’s a real gentleman. Has so much love to give and share. I get to see that, his true core. I can tell you, it’s so pure and always so good. Happy birthday, my love. You are the gift that keeps on giving.”
Bruce Willis’ daughters also congratulate
Bruce Willis’ daughters Rumer and Scout LaRue Willis also spoke up on Instagram with congratulations and congratulations. To a series of pictures showing her as a baby and in her later years in her father’s arms, writes Bruce Willis’ eldest daughter Rumer: “Oh Daddio, being loved by you is such a gift. You are the funniest, most tender, charming, goofy, talented and magical dad in the world.”
Bruce Willis’ second eldest daughter, Scout LaRue Willis, shared a series of old and newer family photos on Instagram. She writes about this: “A tender, moody, beautiful Pisces man whose deep love for his family can only be felt, not articulated. Any words I use would be completely inadequate […]. Happy birthday to the greatest of all time.”
Rare form of dementia
In March 2022 it was announced that Bruce Willis was having health problems. His family explained at the time that he had to give up his acting career due to aphasia, a language disorder.
A year later it was announced that the Hollywood star had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. This is a rare form of dementia. “It is caused by damage to the brain, specifically, as the name suggests, in the frontal and temporal lobes. These brain regions are located directly behind the forehead and are very important for our personality, language, movement and consciousness, among other things,” explained neuroscientist and memory world champion Dr. Boris Nikolai Konrad in conversation with the news agency spot on news.