Bruce Willis, wife celebrate 15th anniversary amid aphasia battle
Bruce Willisâ wife Emma Heming Willis is opening up about standing by the actor amid his battle with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia as she honors their âcrystal anniversary.â
The model, 45, shared a sweet snap on Instagram Thursday of the âDie Hardâ star giving her a smooch.
âToday marks our 15th wedding anniversary! And today, I can make a choice. I can wallow in sorrow or I can celebrate it,â said Heming Willis. âI call this the âremarkable reframe.â What I know is there is so much to celebrate. Our union and connection is probably stronger than ever.â
She also pointed to the coupleâs âbright, fun and healthy daughtersâ â Evelyn, 9, and Mabel, 11 â and their âfamily unit that is built on mutual respect and admiration.â
âSimply, I just love and adore the man I married,â added Heming Willis, who tied the knot with the actor in 2009. âIâm so proud of what we have and continue to create. So, happy crystal anniversary to us!â
Earlier this week, Heming Willis, along with Willisâ ex-wife Demi Moore â with whom he shares adult daughters Rumer, Tallulah and Scout â commemorated the âPulp Fictionâ starâs 69th birthday.
âWhat you might not know, but maybe you could imagine, [is] that being wrapped in his arms is the safest place in this whole wide world,â Heming Willis said of the âtrue gentle-man.â
This month also marks the two-year anniversary since the family announced that the âSixth Senseâ star had been diagnosed with aphasia and, as a result, would be âstepping awayâ from acting.
In February of last year, they announced his condition had progressed into frontotemporal dementia.
The disorder affects parts of the brain that are âgenerally associated with personality, behavior and language,â according to the Mayo Clinic, while aphasia affects a personâs ability to communicate.