Alice Howland, happily married, 3 children, is a celebrated Harvard professor. She notices a forgetfulness creeping into her life. Diagnosis: early onset Alzheimer's. Heartbreaking and inspiring, see the film "Still Alice" capture in remarkable detail what's it's like to live with Alzheimer's. Learn about the struggles and how to better "live in the moment."
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I am not a big lover of reading; when I was in school or in general, but I knew I had to read this as I work with those with a range of different dementias. I could not put this book down and read it in about 3 days; a true miracle.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done movie as well. Stirring, sad, educational. Thought provoking, family oriented, poignant.
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