Still Alice

Greetings fellow book bloggers…. As we carry on in the story Alice and her husband have told their grown up children about Alice’s Alzheimer’s. All 3 children are in shock, and not sure how to process what they were told, however, by the time I set the book down they had accepted their mom’s diagnosis and have found a closeness with her as they all learn together how to keep her healthy throughout the progression and learn about what is expected to happen down the road. There are some arguments among family members about her treatment and they end up putting her into clinical trials. As all this is going on the author pays attention to Alice’s internal dialogue in which she is starting to forget people’s names but knows she should know them. She often uses descriptions such as “I watched the lady with the brown hair and pretty smile” she was referring to her oldest daughter that she couldn’t remember the name of. I think the author does a great job with Alice’s internal dialogue, as the story progresses the author captures what I would guess is a pretty accurate description of how someone with this disease might feel as they know people are talking about her but unsure of what they’re saying. At this stage Alice is relying on facial clues such as frowning or smiling to understand the context of the conversation. Such a riveting story, I find myself laughing and gasping and nodding my head. I’ve stopped at the part where her husband got a great job offer in New York and is thinking about moving Alice away from the home and people she remembers. say whaaaaaat?… stay tuned fellow bloggers