His wife, as well as his daughters and ex-wife Demi Moore, have been praised for their candour discussing his condition, and their support of the former action star. Heming Willis’s memoir of caregiving, The Unexpected Journey, will be published in September.

On Friday, it was confirmed that Betsy died a week before Gene, and it was "quite possible that he was not aware” of her death or able to care for himself as a result of advanced Alzheimer’s. View Ent

Emma Heming Willis, the wife of actor Bruce Willis, is speaking out about the importance of caring for the caregivers.