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Broke my heart stirred up memories of my childhood. I helped out my grandpa, he had to harvest While he worked long hours I helped take care of my Grandma. I was confused about Alzheimer's when I was young and really am still quite frightened to get it. I faced my fears reading this book. I'm glad I did it actually taught me alot I didn't know. It's well written with compassion and understanding of this terrible disease and shows the spectrum of the various types. Also gives a glimmer of how it
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Alice, a highly regarded Harvard professor of linguistics, is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's. The story is told from Alice's perspective as she experiences the symptoms with increasing frequency and severity over time. This may be the only book on the subject told from the patient's perspective. I got a glimpse of what it's like to live with this condition, and it terrified me to my very core. I consider this an "important" book for anyone who has a family history of Alzheimer's or is wo
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Many books are about the advance stages of Alzheimers disease. This book is about the early stages and helps a person realize the difference between "just forgetting" and the symptoms of the disease, which is helpful. My favorite line in the book is "information is control". I totally agree with that and this book helps one have control over whether having a "senior moment" or whether it is something more serious.
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Alice is a Harvard professor who has started to loose herself. We learn that her mind is leaving her but she is "Still Alice". She can still love, be happy and learn new things. We see the progress of her disease of Alzheimers.
I have to say that this story hit close to home, my grandparents have had this disease and I now understand it better. ...more
I have to say that this story hit close to home, my grandparents have had this disease and I now understand it better. ...more
I so enjoyed the rhythm of this novel. It made me uneasy and helped me relate to Alice. Diseases of the mind are so intriguing.
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