The family went public with the diagnosis of dementia

Emma Heming Willis says she could finally "breathe" after the family went public with the actor's aphasia diagnosis and eventual progression to dementia.

Emma Heming Willis: "Everything changed for the better once we were able to disclose his diagnosis" "I could breathe, you know, I could really exhale and sort of just feel this weight sort of lift from my shoulders," she said. "I was able to see the support that I so desperately needed for my husband, for our whole family," she added.