Emma Heming Willis felt 'very isolated' after Bruce Willis diagnosis Die Hard actor Bruce Willis' wife Emma Heming Willis has opened up candidly about feeling "isolated" when he was first diagnosed with FTD. 3 September 2025 Emma Heming Willis felt "very isolated" after Bruce Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Emma Heming Willis has felt isolated The Die Hard actor, 67, was diagnosed with the degenerative disease in 2022, and his wife Emma has admitted she struggled trying to protect her husband's privacy while looking after their children.