Still Alice
by Lisa Genova was an interesting read. I finished it about a month ago. This is a book about a woman Dr. Alice Howland, a psychology professor at Harvard. She is out jogging one day and forgets how to get home. Somehow manages to find her way home and chalks it up to menopause "forgetfulness". She doesn't tell anyone just yet. She travels a lot for work and does public speaking. It gets harder and harder to do. Rapidly she declines, then finally a diagnosis, early onset Alzheimers. She's barely 50. This book breaks your heart for not only her but her husband and daughters. She is able to laugh at herself sometimes, but ultimately this is a sad circumstance to be in. This book haunted me for days. I learned a lot about alzheimers, how it progresses, how it affects families and lives of those that are affected.
by Lisa Genova was an interesting read. I finished it about a month ago. This is a book about a woman Dr. Alice Howland, a psychology professor at Harvard. She is out jogging one day and forgets how to get home. Somehow manages to find her way home and chalks it up to menopause "forgetfulness". She doesn't tell anyone just yet. She travels a lot for work and does public speaking. It gets harder and harder to do. Rapidly she declines, then finally a diagnosis, early onset Alzheimers. She's barely 50. This book breaks your heart for not only her but her husband and daughters. She is able to laugh at herself sometimes, but ultimately this is a sad circumstance to be in. This book haunted me for days. I learned a lot about alzheimers, how it progresses, how it affects families and lives of those that are affected. 
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