I love to listen to audio books while I work. Still Alice is the first audio book I've blogged about because usually I get the jist of the story while listening, but not the full effect of the book, if that makes sense. This book was different.
Alice is a 50 year old woman who has just been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's. What a horrible thing to have to face when you are at the height of your career ( a professor at Harvard University) and with your children out there beginning their lives and families.
The book goes on to describe the slow deterioration of Alice and how her family, friends and colleagues react and interact with her after the disclosure of the disease. I think that the person who is hardest hit by the day to day challenges Alice faces is her husband. He is having a very hard time with the whole thing. Her children on the other hand embrace their mother and do whatever she needs to make her feel loved and wanted.
Still Alice is an emotional story that will touch your heart.
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