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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 
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caring for her mother. 

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