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Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
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Bruce Willis' Wife Gives Heartbreaking Update About Their Future
Bruce Willis's wife Emma Heming Willis has given a heartbreaking update about their future. During Willis's much-publicized journey with dementia, Heming Willis has periodically given the public a window into the family's support for the actor. She expresses her love for him on Instagram, and occasionally, a photo emerges showing Willis. Now she's given a heartwrenching description of the couple's shock when they learned the news. 'On the day Bruce got his diagnosis, we left the doctor's office with a pamphlet and a hollow goodbye. No plan, no guidance, no hope, just shock,' she said in Las Vegas at the Women's Alzheimer's Movement Forum on May 26, according to People. 'The future we imagined simply vanished, and I was left trying to hold my family together, raise our two young daughters, and care for the man I love while navigating a disease I barely understood," Willis's wife said, People reported. In 2023, Willis' family released a statement describing his condition. "Since we announced Bruce's diagnosis of aphasia in spring 2022, Bruce's condition has progressed and we now have a more specific diagnosis: frontotemporal dementia (known as FTD). Unfortunately, challenges with communication are just one symptom of the disease Bruce faces. While this is painful, it is a relief to finally have a clear diagnosis," the statement says. 'I felt lost, isolated and scared,' Heming Willis continued, according to People. 'What I needed in that moment at that appointment wasn't just medical information. I needed someone to look me in the eye and say, 'This feels impossible right now, but you will find your footing. You will survive this and you will grow because of it.' ' On March 19, Heming Willis posted a tribute to Willis on Instagram. "It's Bruce's birthday, and if there's one thing I know, it's that there's no greater fan than a Bruce fan. So flood him with all the love today, he will feel it, I swear he will. You are one powerful bunch. I love how you rally for him, and I'm so grateful that he has you," she Willis' Wife Gives Heartbreaking Update About Their Future first appeared on Men's Journal on May 30, 2025
Otago Daily Times
3 days ago
- Politics
- Otago Daily Times
Rally outside minister's meeting in Christchurch
By Joe Shaw of RNZ Protesters have rallied against the government's pay-equity legislation at a post-Budget business lunch attended by Finance Minister Nicola Willis in Christchurch. About 50 people chanted, waved banners and flags, and yelled through megaphones, as Willis entered the Addington Raceway event centre to speak to Canterbury business leaders today. Budget documents revealed the tightening of the pay-equity regime - passed under urgency in early May - would net the government $2.7 billion every year or $12.8 billion in total over the next four years. The changes mean workers now face a higher threshold to prove they are being underpaid due to sex discrimination. Thirty-three claims being negotiated will have to restart the process. Public Service Association delegate and library worker Sioniann Byrnes, who is on parental leave, said the changes were an attack on the working class. "The library assistant pay equity claim was one of the 33 that was basically stopped in it's tracks," she said. "I think what they've done is shafted a whole lot of people, who've done a lot of robust work to try and fix pay and equity that has been going on for a long time. "I think it is frankly disgusting." Byrnes hoped her four-month-old daughter, whom she was holding at the time, would not have to deal with the issue of pay equity in future. E tū delegate Keri Makiri was concerned about the effect of the legislation on partner, two taimaiti (children) and four mokopuna (grandchildren). "The changes are absolutely diabolical and rip the hearts out of lower-paid workers," he said. New Zealand Nurses Organisation delegate and nurse Maree Vincent was rallying for not just the pay-equity of nurses, but also for carers and support workers. "'We're back to square one. All we are asking is to be paid the same as our male counterparts in our jobs and the same as our nurses in our hospitals." But inside, the Finance Minister told the audience the savings were significant. "The government remains committed to the concept of pay-equity and, in fact, New Zealand continues to have a legislated, workable pay-equity regime for the raising of pay-equity claims and for the settlement of those claims. "The government itself continues to have funding put aside to settle claims we anticipate will come through in the future." Willis said the pay-equity regime had departed from addressing sex-based discrimination into issues that could be dealt with in normal bargaining rounds. "Without teaching you to suck eggs, pay-equity is different from equal pay. Equal pay is that you and you, if you do the same job, should be paid the same amount. "That concept is protected in law and must always be."
Otago Daily Times
3 days ago
- Politics
- Otago Daily Times
Protesters out in force for Willis visit to Christchurch
By Joe Shaw of RNZ Protesters have rallied against the government's pay-equity legislation at a post-Budget business lunch attended by Finance Minister Nicola Willis in Christchurch. About 50 people chanted, waved banners and flags, and yelled through megaphones, as Willis entered the Addington Raceway event centre to speak to Canterbury business leaders today. Budget documents revealed the tightening of the pay-equity regime - passed under urgency in early May - would net the government $2.7 billion every year or $12.8 billion in total over the next four years. The changes mean workers now face a higher threshold to prove they are being underpaid due to sex discrimination. Thirty-three claims being negotiated will have to restart the process. Public Service Association delegate and library worker Sioniann Byrnes, who is on parental leave, said the changes were an attack on the working class. "The library assistant pay equity claim was one of the 33 that was basically stopped in it's tracks," she said. "I think what they've done is shafted a whole lot of people, who've done a lot of robust work to try and fix pay and equity that has been going on for a long time. "I think it is frankly disgusting." Byrnes hoped her four-month-old daughter, whom she was holding at the time, would not have to deal with the issue of pay equity in future. E tū delegate Keri Makiri was concerned about the effect of the legislation on partner, two taimaiti (children) and four mokopuna (grandchildren). "The changes are absolutely diabolical and rip the hearts out of lower-paid workers," he said. New Zealand Nurses Organisation delegate and nurse Maree Vincent was rallying for not just the pay-equity of nurses, but also for carers and support workers. "'We're back to square one. All we are asking is to be paid the same as our male counterparts in our jobs and the same as our nurses in our hospitals." But inside, the Finance Minister told the audience the savings were significant. "The government remains committed to the concept of pay-equity and, in fact, New Zealand continues to have a legislated, workable pay-equity regime for the raising of pay-equity claims and for the settlement of those claims. "The government itself continues to have funding put aside to settle claims we anticipate will come through in the future." Willis said the pay-equity regime had departed from addressing sex-based discrimination into issues that could be dealt with in normal bargaining rounds. "Without teaching you to suck eggs, pay-equity is different from equal pay. Equal pay is that you and you, if you do the same job, should be paid the same amount. "That concept is protected in law and must always be."
Irish Examiner
3 days ago
- Health
- Irish Examiner
Irish rowing champion Aoife Willis: 'The possibility of being diabetic never came into my head'
Irish rowing champion Aoife Willis was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 20 after returning home from a summer in the States. Aware that something was not right during her travels but carrying on anyway, her health deteriorated once she came back home, and she was hospitalised. 'The possibility of being diabetic never came into my head before my diagnosis. Some of the symptoms, like excessive thirst, were there, but my diagnosis was unexpected,' says the 31-year-old Limerick native. Type 1 diabetes is a chronic, autoimmune condition. It affects the insulin-making cells of the pancreas by attacking and destroying the cells that produce insulin. Type 2 diabetes, in contrast, is characterised by insulin resistance, so the body's cells don't respond properly to insulin, and the pancreas may not produce enough insulin to compensate. While there is no national registry for diabetes in Ireland, Diabetes Ireland estimates that 300,000 people are living with diabetes. Around 270,000 live with type 2, and 30,000 live with type 1. Willis says the first hurdle she had to overcome was learning how to live with the disease while also navigating the stigma and bias associated with it. Recent research by healthcare company Abbott highlights the difficulties of living with a condition that is often stigmatised. From a survey it conducted of more than 2,600 people with diabetes across eight countries, it was found that 80% of people living with the condition in Ireland believe there is stigma associated with their condition, while 67% said they have seen diabetes inaccurately portrayed in the media. To help challenge the stigma, Abbot has released a short creative film titled The Emotional Toll of Diabetes, depicting the comments and assumptions made about people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Christina Hamilton, Diabetes Ireland education and support coordinator, gives examples of some of the passive comments made about diabetes, such as 'Are you sure you should eat that cake?' and 'I heard it's preventable', which have an impact on people living with it. 'The language that people use has a major effect on those living with diabetes and their emotional and mental wellbeing,' she says. Aoife Willis: "I've had moments where I've had to say to people, 'look, I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't make jokes about diabetes in front of me,' which is always hard." Picture: Brendan Gleeson. On the topic of making diabetes the butt of the joke, Willis shares how she handles unwelcome comments: 'I've had moments where I've had to say to people, 'look, I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't make jokes about diabetes in front of me,' which is always hard,' she says. Hamilton encourages others living with diabetes to speak up. 'It is difficult for people living with diabetes to address comments. But I urge anyone with diabetes if they're feeling embarrassed or upset by a comment to say 'actually, that's not true', or 'I don't think that was a well-informed comment that you made, and let me tell you why,' by doing that, together we can change things.' Willis recalls a particularly challenging experience around the time of her diagnosis. 'I remember going to an appointment early in my diagnosis, and the nurse asked me if I played sports. I explained that I row and run, and her response was: 'Oh, well, it'll be a while until you get back to that again.' And in that moment, I felt so isolated, especially hearing this from a healthcare professional.' To address the need for change in public perception, Diabetes Ireland has created the country's first 'Language Matters' guide based on the Australian model. Working with people with lived experience of diabetes, academics and healthcare professionals, the guide aims to improve communication with and about those living with diabetes. 'We want to see a reduction in stigma or burden for people living with diabetes,' Hamilton says. 'There is work ongoing on a document for healthcare professionals in dealing with people living with diabetes. We work with the media a lot too, so they are aware of how to talk about people living with diabetes. For example, instead of referring to people as diabetic, we say they live with the condition, they are not the condition.' Proving that she lives with the condition and is not defined by it, Willis continues to train with the help of the Freestyle Libre continuous glucose monitoring system, for which she serves as an ambassador. 'Ten months after that conversation I had with my nurse about needing to put my training on hold, I won an Irish rowing championship,' she says with a smile, adding that the achievement felt like a strong rebuttal to the stigma people with diabetes sometimes face. Willis has connected with other people living with diabetes on social media. 'I've found a lot of community through social media, and there are some great Instagram accounts of people living with diabetes who are role models to me. They'll show themselves living their lives without allowing diabetes to hold them back, and that's empowering to see. 'It reminds me that if they can do it, so can anyone - we're more than just our condition.' See: Read More A period of life we need to talk about — the stigma that still surrounds menstruation
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Cars trapped, questions unanswered: Frustration grows after JIA parking garage fire
Nearly two weeks after a massive fire tore through a parking garage at Jacksonville International Airport, drivers with cars still trapped inside say they're frustrated by the lack of answers. Zachary Willis is one of them. 'It's more just very annoying,' Willis told Action News Jax. 'We don't know where to go. I don't know if I should be truck shopping, trying to contact my insurance.' His truck is still stuck on the third level of the airport's hourly garage, and despite the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) saying photos should be allowed, Willis said he hasn't been able to see the damage. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< 'I know my vehicle is in the restricted area,' Willis said. 'They were like, 'We don't have it registered.' Until yesterday, when they said, 'We've identified your tag.' I'm like, oh, that's interesting.' Willis said the airport call center hasn't been much help, and communication has been inconsistent. According to the Jacksonville Aviation Authority, about 100 vehicles remain trapped inside the garage. An estimated 50 cars were damaged or burned in the fire. Some of the impacted drivers are now turning to legal help. 'I've reviewed every single one of these cases that's come into the office,' said Ryan Will, an attorney with Morgan & Morgan. He said the firm is representing about 20 clients affected by the fire. 'What we've informed all of our clients is the statute of limitations in the state of Florida is two years,' Will explained. 'The State Fire Marshal is working to determine the origin and the cause of the fire.' Will said each case is different, and proving negligence will depend on the results of that investigation and what evidence is uncovered. Jacksonville City Councilmember and State Farm agent Matt Carlucci said his and his wife's vehicles were also in the garage — but they were able to get them out last week. 'But a lot of people were not as lucky,' Carlucci said. He's encouraging drivers to contact their insurance providers now. 'Call your insurance company,' Carlucci said. 'Say, 'Can we file a pre-claim?' I think by now, if they haven't gotten their car back, in all likelihood, they very well may have damage.' The Jacksonville Aviation Authority has contacted most of the 700 vehicle owners affected but said it is still working to reach the remaining few. If your car was in the JIA garage, you can check its status or contact the airport for assistance by visiting [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter]
