Emma Heming Willis has opened up about the criticism she received after moving her husband Bruce Willis into a separate home

Emma took to Instagram a few days after the ABC special Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey with Diane Sawyer aired, saying in a video: "I think that they did a beautiful job with amplifying FTD awareness, as well as shining a spotlight onto caregivers. What I knew is that by sharing some of our intimate information that we would see these two camps. It would be people with an opinion versus people with an actual experience.

"[I anticipated that] people with an opinion [are quick to judge] the caregiver. That is what caregivers are up against. Judgement from others and criticism from others.

"Nothing changes an opinion quite as powerfully as when you have an experience. Even if someone is closely familiar with dementia or the condition you are caring for, they aren't in your home, so they don't know how your person is behaving or your family dynamics.

"The truth is that the opinions are so loud and they're so noisy. But if they don't have the experience of this, they don't get a say, and they definitely don't get a vote."

Emma captioned her post: "Too often, caregivers are judged quickly and unfairly by those who haven't lived this journey or stood on the front lines of it.

"Sharing openly may invite opinions, but more importantly, it creates connection and validation for those actually navigating the realities of caregiving every day.

"That's who I share for and so I can build a deeper connection with a community that understands this journey."

When doctors confirmed Bruce's diagnosis in 2023 through a brain scan, Emma recalled: "I was so panicked. I remember hearing it and just not hearing anything else. It was like I was freefalling."

She added: "I don't think Bruce connected the dots."

Of his condition, Emma said: "Bruce is still very mobile. Bruce is in really great health overall, you know. It's just his brain that is failing him."

Along with his kids with Emma, Bruce also shares three adult daughters with his former wife, Demi Moore, 62 - Rumer, 37, Scout, 34, and Tallulah, 31.