Still Alice 我想念我自己

AliceHowlandisafifty-year-oldcognitivepsychologyprofessoratHarvard,andaworld-renownedexpertinlinguistics,withgrownchildrenandasatisfyingmarriage,whenshestartstoexperiencefleetingforgetfulnessanddisorientation.Sheinitiallyattributestheseepisodestonormalagingormenopause.Butashersymptomsworsen,sheseesaneurologistandisgiventhediagnosisthatwillchangeherlifeforever:early-onsetAlzheimer’sDisease.Withnocureortreatment,Alicestrugglestofindmeaningandpurposeinherlifeashersenseofselfisgraduallystrippedaway,leavingherunabletocontinueinherprofession,takecareofherself,recognizeherlovedonesorevenunderstandthatshehasaneurodegenerativedisease.Withoutmemoryorhope,Aliceisforcedtoliveinthemoment,whichisinturnsbeautiful,terrifying,andmaddening.Genovausesthesuccessful,articulateandindependentAliceastheperfectvehicletocapturewhatitfeelsliketoliterallyloseyourmind.Thisnovelwilltouchandinspireyou.YouwilladmireAlice’sstrengthandresourcefulnessasmuchascryoverherlosses.Anditwillbringnewunderstandingforallthoseaffectedbythisterribleneurologicaldisease.