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Facing the Wind follows two women, whose lives are irrevocably changed by their husbands’ diagnosis with Lewy body dementia. (LBD) —a widespread, but little-known condition, that afflicted the famous comedian/actor Robin Williams.

To help address the lack of information about the disease, Linda Szypula helps start a podcast that grows into a unique online support community. There she meets Carla Preyer and they bond deeply over their shared challenges and dark humor. As their husbands begin to disappear into dementia, their connection to each other—and to their extraordinary support group—helps them cope with their grief, rise to the overwhelming demands of caregiving and emerge whole on the other side.

This event, which is also cosponsored by the Lewy Body Dementia Resource Center ( ) will feature the one hour film and a talk with director Deirdre Fishel and founding director of the LBD Resource Center, Norma Loeb. It will be preceded by light refreshments.

This is an in-person event, with ASL and CART, in an accessible building and room on the City College of NY Campus, Shepard Hall Room 259 Convent Avenue at 140th Street Room 291 (2nd floow). #1 to 137th Street or ABCD to 145th Street. Accessible route: #6 to 125 street, then M101 to 140th Street. ID required to enter the building.

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