Demi Moore has found it 'difficult' to see Bruce Willis struggle with dementia

Demi Moore is opening up about the pain of watching her ex, Bruce Willis, struggle with dementia.

During an appearance on “The Oprah Podcast,” Demi shared, "It's difficult. It's hard to see somebody who was so vibrant and strong and so directed shift into this other [part] of themself.”

She continued, "But, my particular perspective is, one, I really always say it's so important just to meet them where they're at. Don't have an expectation of them needing to be who they were or who you want them to be. And when you do that I find that there is an incredible sweetness and something that's soft and tender and loving. Perhaps it is more playful and childlike in certain sense because of how much more caretaking they need."

Demi and Bruce were married from 1987 to 2000 and share three daughters, Rumer, Scout and Tallulah.

The “Die Hard” star was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2023.

Despite the heartache associated with watching him deal with the disease, she is determined to be “present” for him.

"If you replay where it was and what you've lost, it only creates anxiety and grief. So when you stay present, there is so much — and there's still so much of him there. And it may not always be verbal, but it is beautiful, given the givens,” she said.

She also expressed her support for his current wife, Emma Heming Willis, with whom he has two daughters.

Emma has explored her experiences with Bruce in a new book called “The Unexpected Journey: Finding Hope and Purpose on the Caregiving Path,” and Demi says she’s "done a masterful job" in caring for the “Sixth Sense” star.

"There is no road map for how to deal with this,” Demi said. "So much fell on Emma to really figure this whole thing out. And the most beautiful thing, and she talks about this in the book, was recognizing the importance for caregivers that they have to take care of themselves ... I really think she's done a masterful job."