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Where the Light Gets In

Losing My Mother Only to Find Her Again

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Where the Light Gets In

Written by: Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Michael J. Fox - foreword
Narrated by: Kimberly Williams-Paisley
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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 megastar Brad Paisley. But in 2014, Williams-Paisley revealed a tragic secret: Her mother had been diagnosed with a rare form of dementia called primary progressive aphasia at the age of 61.

In Where the Light Gets In, Williams-Paisley tells the full story of her mother's illness, from diagnosis through the present day, drawing on her memories of her relationship with the fascinating, complicated, and successful woman who raised her so well. She describes educating herself on her mother's condition, letting go of the shame and secrecy that surrounded it, and finding unexpected humor and grace in a terrible situation. Her book also chronicles the ways in which her family's bond was strengthened by the experience, to becoming an awareness advocate, to accepting the woman her mother has become. It is a heartrending and inspiring reminder of how unbreakable our relationships with our mothers are.

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Very much enjoyed this on my daily walks, brought a few tears to my eyes at times, my parents are both deceased and I miss them very much. At 63 this makes you think about your own future and your children and how the rest of our journey goes.

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Well, written, beautiful story tugs at the heartstrings and I had a wonderful ending she wrote it in such a way you can’t stop reading

It captures your heart and won’t let go beautiful heartwarming

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I love this book, very much. It’s a sad story , but the family stuck together and supported each other.

A beautiful story about family.

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All I can say is Thank you, my Dad passed in Sep 2022, with the last 3 years of his life dealing with dementia and now my Mom has been recently diagnosed. This book has helped me cope

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