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n April 6, Jewish
Family Service (JFS)
will hold its annual
Spotlight fundraiser event virtu-
ally. It will focus on older adults.
The special guest for the
event will be actress Kimberly
Williams-Paisley, perhaps best
known for her role
in the film Father
of the Bride.
The event will
center around
Williams-Paisley’s
book, Where the
Light Gets In: Losing
My Mother Only
to Find Her Again. The book
tells the story of her mother,
Linda, following her battle with
Primary Progressive Aphasia,
a form of dementia where
language capabilities become
progressively impaired, from
her diagnosis up until her death.
The book shares the family’s
journey in an effort to help oth-
ers who are on the same path.
A virtual book club dis-
cussion of Williams-Paisley’s
book took place on March 10,
moderated by Lynn Breuer, JFS’
director of community outreach
and wellness.
Breuer believes many experi-
ences touched upon in the book
relate to what many members of
the community reach out to JFS
for and what JFS can assist with.
“The reality is there’s a lot of
older adults struggling with cog-
nitive impairment and dementia
in our local Jewish community,
and their families want to do
their very best to help them,
”
Breuer said. “But it’s so very
challenging to navigate your
way through what sounds good
on paper versus what can make
a tangible difference that some-
body feels in their lives.
”
One common experience in
Williams-Paisley’s book, Breuer
explains, is the dilemma of how
to approach a loved one when it’s
no longer safe for them to drive.
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Other topics in the book cover
the stigma of dementia, being
a long-distance caregiver and
caregiver stress.
“Kimberly’s book shines a light
on all the challenges, how you
can love someone so fully and
want to do all the right things
and still feel so in over your head
with some of these potential cri-
sis points,
” Breuer said.
“Kimberly shines the spot-
light on that, and we have ser-
vices at JFS to help people and
families go through that.
”
Even though the issues that
the book and topic consist of
can be uncomfortable, Breuer
hopes the event helps people
take proper steps.
“I hope people start feeling
comfortable having conversa-
tions about when our cognitive
abilities change,
” she said. “I
hope people understand the type
of help available and feel com-
fortable reaching out for help.
”
The virtual event takes place
at 7 p.m. April 6, and admis-
sion is $36. For tickets and
sponsorship information,
visit jfsspotlightevent.org,
call (248) 592-2339 or email
giving@jfsdetroit.org.
JFS’ Spotlight event looks at
caregivers’ options.
Help in Coping
with Dementia
DANNY SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER
Kimberly
Williams-
Paisley
, is a love letter to her mother
that shares the family’s journey as they held on to
humor and hope during the most trying of times in
caring for her mother.
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