Lisa Genova
EVERY NOTE PLAYED began with Richard Glatzer, who, along with his husband, Wash Westmoreland, wrote and directed the film Still Alice. Richard had bulbar ALS, which means that his symptoms began in the muscles of his head and neck. I never heard the sound of Richard’s voice. He brilliantly codirected Still Alice by typing with one finger on an iPad. When we began corresponding about what it feels like to live with ALS, he was typing his letters to me with his big toe.
I am forever grateful to him for all he gave to the creation of the film Still Alice, for sharing with me what it feels like to live with ALS, for showing us all what grace and courage look like, for not giving up on his dreams. Richard died on March 10, 2015, shortly after Julianne Moore won the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in the film.
I am forever grateful to him for all he gave to the creation of the film Still Alice, for sharing with me what it feels like to live with ALS, for showing us all what grace and courage look like, for not giving up on his dreams. Richard died on March 10, 2015, shortly after Julianne Moore won the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in the film.
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Jessica Tjaden
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Lisa Genova:
I was just going to suggest bipolar or addiction, as these are two mental illnesses we are seeing more and more. Addiction and alcoholism is very hard for people to understand and I’m always advocating for people to write about them to help non-addicts understand why we can’t just stop. Hopefully you will consider this???
Taija
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Lisa Genova:
Have you ever thought of writing a book on Mental health issues? I think you would be a great author to write a book on Schizophrenia or Split Personality. Especially from the POV of the person with that health concern (and them not knowing they struggled with that at first!)
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