The second wife of the famous American actor Bruce Willis, Emma Heming-Willis, admitted that she had to make one of the most emotionally difficult decisions of her life – agreeing to donate her husband’s brain to science after his death.
According to Emma, the decision was both “emotionally difficult and scientifically necessary.” She explained that studying brain tissue helps scientists better understand the mechanisms of rare forms of dementia that cannot be fully studied using medical imaging.
According to the plan, the actor’s brain will be available to leading global centers studying neurodegenerative diseases.
“This is not a symbolic gesture. This is a contribution to science. Perhaps one day this will help other families,” Emma emphasized.
After Bruce Willis was diagnosed with a serious illness, his family faced the need to openly discuss a topic many avoid. Emma notes that frontotemporal dementia makes conversations about death inevitable: “Most people are afraid to talk about death and associate it with the unknown. With this type of dementia, such conversations are unavoidable—they become part of everyday life.”
In her memoir, Heming revealed that she prepares her daughters for the possible loss of their father to help 13-year-old Mabel and 11-year-old Evelyn understand the “fragility of life” through their family’s story.
To be continued…
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