Where the light gets in : losing my mother only to find her again

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Label

Where the light gets in : losing my mother only to find her again

Title remainder

losing my mother only to find her again

Statement of responsibility

Kimberly Williams-Paisley ; foreword by Michael J. Fox

Creator

• trueWilliams-Paisley, Kimberly, 1971-

Contributor

• Fox, Michael J

Author

• trueWilliams-Paisley, Kimberly, 1971-

Subject

• trueAphasia
• Aphasic persons -- Biography
• Dementia -- Patients | Family relationships
• trueFamily relationships
• trueMothers and daughters
• Mothers and daughters -- Biography
• truePeople with dementia
• Williams-Paisley, Kimberly, 1971-

Genre

• trueBiography

Language

eng

Summary

"Many know Kimberly Williams-Paisley as the bride in the popular Steve Martin remakes of the Father of the Bride movies, the calculating Peggy Kenter on Nashville, or the wife of country music artist, Brad Paisley. But behind the scenes, Kim was dealing with a tragic secret: her mother, Linda, was suffering from a rare form of dementia that slowly crippled her ability to talk, write and eventually recognize people in her own family. Where the Light Gets In tells the full story of Linda's illness--called primary progressive aphasia--from her early-onset diagnosis at the age of 62 through the present day. Kim draws a candid picture of the ways her family reacted for better and worse, and how she, her father and two siblings educated themselves, tried to let go of shame and secrecy, made mistakes, and found unexpected humor and grace in the midst of suffering. Ultimately the bonds of family were strengthened, and Kim learned ways to love and accept the woman her mother became. With a moving foreword by actor and advocate Michael J. Fox, Where the Light Gets In is a heartwarming tribute to the often fragile yet unbreakable relationships we have with our mothers"--

Tone

• trueHeartwrenching

Writing style

• trueCandid

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Provided by publisher

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Biography type

individual biography

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

• 616.8/30092
• B

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

LC call number

RC425

LC item number

.W55 2016

Literary form

non fiction