5/8/2023 0 Comments Still Alice by Lisa Genova![]() ![]() For Alice that's very intellectual, she can't be that anymore because of this disease. The book then becomes a journey into trying to hold on to yourself and understanding who you are. But eventually things sort of worsen, as they do with this disease, and she's diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's. She has moments of memory loss and confusion, and attributes it, at first, probably to stress or not getting enough sleep or maybe menopause. ![]() Some are diagnosed in their 40s or 50s with this devastating neurodegenerative disease that destroys a person's intellectual and cognitive abilities and robs them of their memories. ![]() In the U.S., an estimated 200,000 people have early onset Alzheimer's disease, meaning they developed it before the age of 65. Before turning to writing fiction, Genova earned a PhD in neuroscience at Harvard University, and has since become an activist seeking to raise awareness about Alzheimer's disease and other neurological conditions that are too often misunderstood. The movie is based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Lisa Genova, who it turns out isn't just a novelist. ![]() Alice is played by actress Julianne Moore, who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role. The film tells the story of a 50-year-old Harvard linguistics professor who is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease. "I can see the words hanging in front of me and I can't reach them, and I don't know who I am, and I don't know what I'm going to lose next," says Alice Howland, the main character in the new film "Still Alice," which opens today nationwide. ![]()
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