# @emmahemingwillis on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DS8LBm8j8Y2
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/61604085-emmahemingwillis-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-12-31T20:04:29.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Emma Heming Willis (@emmahemingwillis) — https://gondola.cc/emmahemingwillis

## Caption

This year cracked me open in the best and hardest ways.
I used my shaky voice to speak up about the things that matter most to me: raising awareness for FTD and dementia, pushing toward a cure, advocating for women’s brain health, and standing up for caregivers who are too often unsupported and unseen.
Publishing my book, The Unexpected Journey, was a big part of that. It was scary, vulnerable, and healing all at once. But what surprised me most was the connection that followed with advocates, caregivers, and people who simply wanted to feel less alone. In a world that can feel so divided and disconnected, I experienced hope and this community reminded me just how powerful it is when we come together.
Yes, there’s been criticism and judgment, but I’ve learned to welcome it because it shows us exactly where the cracks are, where more education, awareness and compassion are needed. And the connection I’ve found with you? It far outweighs the noise from people who have an opinion instead of experience. Your stories, your messages, your willingness to share, they are helping me heal. I’m so grateful. Thank you.
We will all be touched by dementia in some way. We will all need care, or give it. And in some of my darkest moments, that truth has brought me closer to empathy, to humanity, and to the deep understanding that we all need one another. So I’ll keep showing up, using my voice, and fighting for something better, for Bruce, for our family, and for our community.
Thank you for walking beside me while you navigate your own unexpected journey. I’m ready for all that 2026 has in store. Continue to watch this space, because I didn’t come to play 💙

#frontotemporaldementia #endftd #caregivingsupport #womensbrainhealth

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womensbrainhealth, endftd, caregivingsupport, frontotemporaldementia

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