布鲁斯·威利斯的妻子艾玛·海明·威利斯如何向孩子们解释他的病情

How Bruce Willis' Wife Emma Heming Willis Explains His Illness to Their Kids 
Two years after the 69-year-old stepped away from acting amid his battle with frontotemporal dementia, his wife is opening up to Town & Country Magazine about the diagnosis and the impact it's had on their young daughters, Mabel and Evelyn.
这位69岁的老人在与额颞叶痴呆症抗争期间退出演艺圈两年后,他的妻子向《城市与乡村》杂志敞开心扉,讲述了这一诊断结果以及它对他们的两个年幼女儿梅布尔和伊芙琳造成的影响。
2024.10.30 E! News
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    [1] Emma Heming is sharing more insight into her family amid Bruce Willis's health battle. Two years after the 69-year-old stepped away from acting amid his battle with frontotemporal dementia, his wife is opening up to Town and Country about the diagnosis and the impact it has had on their young daughters, Mabel and Evelyn.

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    [2] When asked how much she shares with her kids, Emma says: "What I learned from our therapist was that if children ask questions, they're ready to know the answer." "If we could see that Bruce was struggling, I would address it with the kids so they could understand."

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    [3] Emma also notes that Mabel and Evelyn, who are 12 and 10, respectively, watched their father "decline over the years, so it's not new."

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    [4] Adding: "I've never tried to sugarcoat anything from them. I'm not trying to shield them from it."

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    [5] The model, who tied the knot with Bruce in 2009, explains that the "key" to supporting her children throughout his journey was finally getting the correct diagnosis as, "this disease is misdiagnosed, it's missed, it's misunderstood.

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    [6] So finally getting a diagnosis was key so that I could learn what frontotemporal dementia is, and I could educate our children."

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    [7] The family first announced Bruce was diagnosed with aphasia in March of 2022, a medical condition that impacts a person's ability to communicate verbally and in written language.

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    [8] Nearly a year later, Emma announced that the 69-year-old's condition had progressed, resulting in a later diagnosis of FTD(Frontotemporal dementia).

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    [9] While Emma is being as open as possible with her kids about Bruce's health, she understands there are some conversations she's not having with Mabel and Evelyn just yet.

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    [10] "This disease is chronic, progressive, and terminal. There is no cure. Obviously, I don't like to speak about the terminal side of this with them, nor have they asked. They know that Daddy's not going to get better."

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    [11] Still, the 46-year-old continues to raise awareness for FTD so that she can have "some agency in this."

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    [12] "I'm not going to allow FTD to take our whole family down. Bruce wouldn't want that. They're going to see me fight for our family, have some hope, and help the next family out there."

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    艾玛·赫明在布鲁斯·威利斯的健康斗争中分享了更多关于她家庭的见解。这位69岁的老人在与额颞叶痴呆症抗争期间退出演艺圈两年后,他的妻子向《城市与乡村》杂志敞开心扉,讲述了这一诊断结果以及它对他们的两个年幼女儿梅布尔和伊芙琳造成的影响。

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    当被问及她和孩子们分享多少东西时,艾玛说:“我从治疗师那里学到的是,如果孩子们问了,那她们就已经准备好接受答案了。”“如果我们能看到布鲁斯在挣扎,我会告诉孩子们,这样她们就能理解了。”

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    艾玛还指出,分别是12岁和10岁的梅布尔和伊芙琳看着她们的父亲“多年来每况愈下,这已习以为常。”

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    她补充道:“我从来没有试图向孩子们美化任何事情。我没有试图粉饰父亲病情来保护孩子们。”

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    这位模特于2009年与布鲁斯结婚,她解释说,在布鲁斯患病期间支持孩子们的关键在于最终得到了正确的诊断,因为“这种病容易被误诊、漏诊,也容易被误解。”

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    所以最终确诊是关键,这样我才能了解额颞叶痴呆症是什么,也能给我们的孩子普及相关知识。

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    布鲁斯的家人在2022年3月首次宣布布鲁斯被诊断出患有失语症,这种疾病会影响一个人的口头和书面交流能力。

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    将近一年后,妻子艾玛宣布这位69岁的老人病情恶化,后来被诊断为FTD(额颞叶痴呆症)。

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    虽然艾玛尽可能地对孩子们敞开心扉,谈论布鲁斯的健康状况,但她知道她还没有和梅布尔和伊芙琳谈过一些事情。

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    “这种病是慢性、进行性的,而且是绝症。没有治愈的可能。显然,我不愿意跟他们谈病情的绝症一面,他们也没问过。他们知道爸爸不会好起来了。”

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    尽管如此,这位46岁的女士仍在继续提高人们对FTD的认识,这样她就可以“在这方面发挥一些作用”。

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    “我不会让FTD把我们全家都搞垮。布鲁斯可不想那样。他们会看到我为我们的家庭而战,争取一些希望,并帮助下一个家庭。”