Family searches for 78-year-old La Brea woman missing for several days

LA BREA, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A woman from La Brea has been missing for at least five days, and her family says they are desperate to find her.

The family of 78-year-old Jeanne Litvin is asking the public for help locating her.

Litvin is 5'2" and about 140 lbs with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a red and black striped sweater and a black skirt.

Her daughter says she's normally homebound, and her husband takes care of her, but she left her home the morning of April 14 without her phone or wallet.

She was spotted as recently as Saturday in the area of Union Station in Downtown L.A., but she still hasn't returned home.

"I just ask for people to pray, and ask for people to see just Jeannie coming home. If they see her on the street, to say, 'Jeannie Litvin, I know you, Jeannie Litvin.' And try to get her to stay while they call Hatzolah or the police," said Sharone Goldman, Litvin's daughter.

Goldman says her mother has hyperpigmentation on her forehead -- something that could help someone recognize her.

Litvin has a condition where it's hard for her to recall words or communicate, but she is aware of who she is, her family says.

The family is working with the Jewish community rescue group Hatzolah. They're asking anyone who sees Litvin to call Hatzolah at 800-613-1911, or call Los Angeles police.