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I have to be honest I was kind of putting off reading this book because I thought it would be really really sad. I was wrong, the subject matter early onset Alzheimer's is of course very sad. When Alice is diagnosed at the age of 50 it turns her whole family upside down. I loved the character Lydia. Alice's youngest daughter and the journey they go on together as their roles change parent to child, child to parent. I think John Alice's husband comes across as a bit selfish but I feel it was part
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A beautifully sorrowful, yet somewhat uplifting tale of what it's really like to be inside the body and mind of someone living with Alzheimer's disease.
I nurse people living with this terrible disease for a living - I thought I knew the illness back to front. But this book challenged me to think outside the box. It's a fictional piece of work, however, the author (a successful neurobiologist herself!) is able to characterise the symptoms of Alzheimer's from a very personal perspective, thus all ...more
I nurse people living with this terrible disease for a living - I thought I knew the illness back to front. But this book challenged me to think outside the box. It's a fictional piece of work, however, the author (a successful neurobiologist herself!) is able to characterise the symptoms of Alzheimer's from a very personal perspective, thus all ...more
I didn't think the writing was all that good. It felt more clinical than a story. I also didn't find the timeline all that believable, as far as, the progression of the disease. It did give me some insight into what people who suffer from Alzheimer's go through, however, I have no concept of the balance or ratio to her times of lucidity. The story could've been much better in the hands of a more polished writer.
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early onset alzheimer topic was very interesting.
Very powerful book about a woman and her journey after a diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer’s. This one will stay with me.
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