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Emma Heming Willis has an important message to share in the wake of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa’s deaths.
Bruce Willis’ spouse posted an Instagram video on Monday where she advocated for caretakers.
“So this is not something I’d usually comment on, but I do really believe there is some learning in regards to this tragic passing of Mr. and Mrs. Hackman,” Heming Willis, 46, began her video.
“It’s just made me think of this broader story, and that is that caregivers need care too, and that they are vital and that it is so important that we show up for them so they can continue to show up for their person,” she explained.
Heming Willis continued, “I think that there’s this common misconception that caregivers, they got it figured out, they got it covered, they’re good. I don’t subscribe to that. I think that we need to be showing up for them so that they can continue to show up for their person.”
She captioned her video, “Caregivers need care too. Period. Full stop. #supportcaregivers.”
Hackman and Arakawa were found dead in their Santa Fe, New Mexico home on Feb. 26. He was 95 and she was 65.
Following a police investigation, officials revealed Hackman died from heart disease with advanced Alzheimers disease being a contributing factor. The “Bonnie and Clyde” star “was in very poor health” before his death, New Mexico Chief Medical Examiner Heather Jarrell said.
Based on data recorded from his pacemaker, Hackman likely died on February 18, roughly a week after his wife’s death from Hantavirus, a flu-like illness spread mainly by rodent feces that attacks the lungs. According to the CDC, Hantavirus is not spread from person to person.
Tom Allin, one of Hackman’s longtime friends, told The New York Times that Arakawa “was very protective” of her longtime husband. Allin said Hackman would have died “long ago” without the classical pianist making sure he maintained a healthy diet.
Hackman and Arakawa were married since 1991.
Meanwhile, Heming Willis is a caretaker herself to her famous husband, 69, who is battling frontotemporal dementia.
Since the “Die Hard” actor’s diagnosis, Heming Willis has been an advocate for finding a cure for FTP and the importance of caregivers. Her book “The Unexpected Journey: Finding Strength, Hope, and Yourself on the Caregiving Path,” a resource for caregivers, comes out later this year.
In an interview with “Today” in 2023, Heming Willis, who has two children with Willis, said she prefers to call herself a “care partner” instead of a caregiver.
“It’s important for care partners to look after themselves so that they can be the best care partner for the person they’re caring for,” she said.