Emma Heming says that life is “a lot calmer” for husband Bruce Willis and their family, now that the actor lives in a separate home while battling a subtype of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), primary progressive aphasia (PPA) .

“It was the hardest thing,” Heming, 49, told People of making that decision, explaining that Willis’ neurodegenerative disease “requires a calm and serene atmosphere.”

She explained that the family’s “second home,” which is located nearby, provides a quiet, comfortable and safe environment for the actor, 70, who is able to receive round-the-clock care there.

The separate residence also gives the couple’s daughters — Mabel, 13, and Evelyn, 11 — the opportunity to be their high-spirited kid selves.

“We have two young children, and it was just important that

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