Emma Heming Willis took to Instagram on Monday to update her followers after a weekend of celebrating her husband Bruce’s 68th birthday.
The 44-year-old model and businesswoman admitted that despite it being a difficult time, the famous family had ‘a lot to be thankful for’.
She and Bruce enjoyed a family-filled day out to celebrate his birthday on Sunday, and the mother-of-two shared that it’s also their wedding anniversary on Tuesday.
But the special days are bittersweet, coming after the Die Hard actor was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, a year after it was revealed he had aphasia, a language disorder.
He was also heard speaking in the first video since his diagnosis over the weekend, where Emma and her family can be seen presenting him with a birthday apple pie.
‘So many things to be grateful for’: Bruce Willis’s wife, Emma Heming, shared an update on looking to the future on Monday, after the actor was heard to speak out for the first time since his dementia diagnosis.
Bruce turned 68 surrounded by his children; Rumer, 34, Scout, 31, and Tallulah, 29, his daughters with Demi Moore, as well as Mabel, 10, and Evelyn, eight, whom he shares with Emma.
Maintaining a close bond with her ex-husband and his wife of 14 years, Emma, actress Demi also attended the special day.
Taking to Instagram after the celebration, Emma admitted that she managed to “get herself together” for the occasion.
Speaking to the camera, she shared: ‘So, we had a great time celebrating my husband yesterday. He had the best time. She loved her apple pie.
‘So we got over that. I collected myself. But guess what tomorrow is? It’s our wedding anniversary. So I’m sure I’ll feel all the feelings.
I’ll save you that. But wait until you see that reel,” the former model joked.
Still looking to the future and counting her blessings, Emma explained that the family has “a lot of beautiful things and fun things to look forward to.”
Listing the positive aspects of his life, he continued: ‘Mable’s birthday is coming up; She is turning 11 years old. Evelyn will be nine. And then the birth of Demi and Bruce’s first grandchild, my grand-step-daughter, which makes us very excited.
Positives: The 44-year-old model and businesswoman admitted that despite it being a difficult time, the family had “a lot to be thankful for.”
Family affair: Bruce marked his 68th birthday while surrounded by his children; Rumer, 34, Scout, 31, and Tallulah, 29—his daughters with Demi Moore—as well as Mabel, 10, and Evelyn, eight, whom he shares with Emma.
Big day: Speaking to the camera, she shared: ‘So, we had a great time celebrating my husband yesterday. He had the best time. She used to love her’ apple pie
Celebrating Bruce: It came after Demi Moore shared a video on Instagram of her entire family gathering around the Die Hard star and singing happy birthday to him, showing him speaking for the first video since his dementia diagnosis.
‘So, so many fun things to look forward to. So many things to be thankful for,’ Emma finished with a soft smile.
Giving a glimpse of Bruce’s birthday over the weekend, Demi shared a video on Instagram of her entire family gathering around the Die Hard star and singing happy birthday to him, presenting him with apple pie by candlelight.
The video was the first in which the actor could be heard speaking since his dementia diagnosis, which the family revealed in February.
While the day seemed filled with love and joy and featured the whole family celebrating together, Emma was also open and honest about the struggles behind the joy.
Taking to Instagram on Sunday morning, she admitted to “starting the day in tears” as she struggled with her husband’s health battle and his devastating diagnosis.
In her video post, Emma described feeling particularly sad when she described how to do an Instagram Reel for Bruce, saying that watching his videos was “a knife to my heart.”
“So today is my husband’s birthday,” she began. ‘I started the morning crying. As you can tell by my puffy eyes and runny nose, I think it’s important that you see all sides of this.
Emma went on to say, “I always get this message or people always say to me, ‘Oh, you’re so strong, I don’t know how you do it.'” They don’t give me a choice. I wish I was. But I’m also raising two kids on this.
“So sometimes in our lives we have to put on our big girl panties and get down to business. And that’s what I’m doing. But I have moments of sadness every day. Pain every day. And I’m really feeling it today on her birthday.
She fought back tears in a second video describing the montage she had been working on for Bruce.
‘So I worked on this reel that I’m posting for my husband’s birthday. I don’t know why I do that because videos are like a knife in my heart.
But as much as I do it for me, I do it for you. Because I know how much you love my husband and, don’t cry, Emma, but he means a lot to me, so thank you.
Happy day! It is well known that Demi maintained a close bond with her ex-husband and her new wife for 14 years while the blended family celebrated together.
Emotional: It comes after Emma also shared an update on the morning of Bruce’s birthday, fighting back tears as she admitted to the struggle of it all.
Less than a year ago, Bruce retired from acting due to aphasia, a brain disorder that affected his ability to understand language.
And in an update last month, the family explained that it had progressed and led to a diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia.
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) affects the lobes of the brain behind the forehead, which deal with behavior, problem solving, planning, and emotions.
While it was hard to take, they admitted it was a “relief to finally have a clear diagnosis.”
