Emma Heming Willis is opening up about her relationship with husband Bruce Willis, four years after his retirement due to his ongoing health battle.The 71-year-old actor was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2023 and one year ago his wife released her book, The Unexpected Journey: Finding Strength, Hope, and Yourself on the Caregiving Path, about the journey.Last year in August, it was revealed that the Pulp Fiction star moved to a separate home just down the street from his and Heming's primary residence where he receives 24/7 care.Now the author, who has daughters Mabel Ray, 14, and Evelyn Penn, 12, with Willis, is admitting she still feels bad.'The reality is that guilt is something I still struggle with daily,' she told Hello! 'When you are a care partner and you have to navigate a situation like this, it's practically impossible not to feel guilty.'But I've learned that I can't allow that feeling to consume me, because it's a huge waste of time and energy.' Emma Heming Willis is opening up about her relationship with husband Bruce Willis, saying guilt is something she still struggles with daily, amid his battle with dementia. Above, the couple in 2019 The couple have daughters Mabel Ray, 14, and Evelyn Penn, 12, together and she Heming said they have 'seen me broken on the floor.' Pictured in 2022During a past appearance on the Conversations With Cam podcast in January, Heming shared that she visits her husband 'all the time.'Both she and their children also have dinner with the actor several times a week, and she often enjoys breakfast with Willis.In her new interview she addressed the need to be honest with them without compromising the joy of their adolescence.'It's a really delicate balance to strike. Guiding them through something like this – through any serious illness, really – is an enormous challenge,' Heming explained.'But despite how tough things get, I always try to remind myself that it could be so much worse.'She added that their daughters are experiencing and witnessing at home 'every single day is a masterclass in pure love.'Heming went on that their girls get to see family and friends rally around to support their father in 'a protective ring.''I think there's something genuinely beautiful about them growing up with that sense of unity,' she shared.'Yes, it's heartbreakingly hard, but my daughters are learning the true meaning of loyalty, devotion and unconditional love.' Willis also has three children from his marriage to Demi Moore. Heming added that their girls get to see family and friends rally around to support their father in 'a protective ring'Willis also has three children from his marriage to Demi Moore.As well as Moore, Rumer, 38, Scout, 35, and Tallulah, 32, are very much a part of that support network.Heming and Willis have been married for 17 years but she admits their kids are 'not at all' under the impression she is unbreakable.'My daughters have seen me be strong, of course, but they've also seen me broken on the floor,' Heming said.'At the end of the day, I'm only human. I think they're very aware that I'm doing the best I can. I've never been through this before, I'm learning everything in real time.'The new chat comes just weeks after Willis appeared in a rare photo with his and Moore's youngest daughter Tallulah at her wedding.He could be seen embracing Tallulah in a black and white image shared by Vogue.