Still Alice

exempt Alice, October 15,2012, 14159336 Life is a precious gift. It is non about the gifts we ar given in our lives, neertheless how we procedure those gifts. Do we piddle for granted our lives and vindicatory how precious they argon or does it take a tragedy to in truth beat out? calm Alice is a despicable novel describing the inevitable complicateward spin around Alzheimers unhealthiness causes and how we must hold all we do because at all age, our lives could change drastically.It is unimaginable how Alzheimers complaint changes a persons total demeanor, however with the support of family, friends, and colleagues, it is possible for Alice to hitch true to herself, live with the unhealthiness, and remember she is non the unhealthiness, only when rather still Alice (Genova). Dr. Alice Howland, a fifty- champion year old adult female, is a fantastic mother, married woman, and professor at Harvard University. by and by struggling with simple e very(prenomi nal)day tasks involving her recollection, Alice obdurate to see a doctor to abide evaluated to see if there was anything to be relate about.Ruling out it was not menopausal symptoms or the stress of everyday livelihood, she was sent scale and told to continue to evaluate herself at home. slightly a month later, she was diagnosed with early infringement Alzheimers disease (Genova). This diagnosis changed her purport forever. washbowl, Alices husband, was closest to her and they had an incredible race and marriage. Unfortunately for Alice, can buoy never full understood what she was divergence through with(predicate). When Alice first breaks the news program to him, he went into immediate denial. He took her to other doctor and had more than tests run.It was somehow impossible to believe the bed of his life, the perfect, intelligent woman he married would exhaust to fight d sustain and lose herself for the rest of their lives. After for a piece of denial, he be came aware of how much she really take oned him to be there for her. He set aside his true feelings and began doing more things to help her feel happy and not trudge on through life. The outstrip thing he did for her was go racetrack every single wickedness with her. non only was it great alone clock for them, moreover he pipe down Alice, October 15,2012, 14159336 as helping her feel jejunenessful and corresponding herself again each sentence they took a jog. Sometimes his undying passion for his wife would take over and he would be there for her, oddly the night she got wooly-minded in their own home and she stone-broke down. He held her while she sobbed (Genova 150). Overtime it was if the disease became too hard for backside to underwrite and he missed who is wife use to be rather than winning her unconditionally. He lost his patience quickly which showed one night when Alice went to change, but could not betoken out how to get her bra on, but she did not realiz e she was holding underclothes quite.She quickly laughed it off while John yelled at her telling her how it was not funny she was losing her mind (Genova 199). In the end, Alzheimers was overtaking Johns life and rather than living with it, he simulated as if Alice would fairish tag along with him to a new job promotional material in New York. Alice and her children knew this would make her memory and mindset go downhill quickly, but John did not seem to care. passing her behind with a caretaker and their children in Cambridge, John went on to New York (Genova). Alices colleagues were a different story.Alice finished the semester and was hoping to con other year at Harvard, but her student evaluations made her decision for her. It was evident she was not the corresponding great professor she utilise to be and her ability to conduct phase was declining fast to the point where she would repeat the same lecture or show up on some days for a few minutes indeed effective le ave (Genova 180). She told her boss about her disease and together they decided it would be outgo for her to take the year off and then take a sabbatical. Her boss matte up horrible, but Alice knew it was go around and she never precious to be known has a baffling professor so this was crush.Besides having to end her original career, Alices role as a mother and wife were deeply impacted. At times she would not know who her children were, especially Lydia, the actress. She tried her best to be loving and caring for all three of her children and her husband, hush Alice, October 15,2012, 14159336 but sometimes it became overwhelming and she just needed alone time. One night Lydia, her daughter, was there to stay the night while John was out of town and Alice did her best to force her out and claim she didnt need her help. Lydia knew better and out of the love for her mother, she stayed with her all night.Alice continued loving John unconditionally even when it was hard and she matte up a little depressed. With all of her heart, she never postulateed to let her husband go. She continuously reminded her family she loved them even when eventually she wouldnt remember them (Genova). Alzheimers is never good, but it can give secret tenderness. The biggest blessing she received as a sequel of her disease was the relationship with her daughter Lydia. any along Alice had a hard time supporting Lydia because she wanted her to go to college instead of aspiring to be an actress.Realizing it is more alpha to be a supportive mother, Alice went to Lydias performances and discussed acting with her daughter. They became closer than they ever and Alice was so proud at the end of the hold up hen Lydia was accepted and planned to accompanied Brandeis University in their hometown (Genova 258). After reading this novel, I thought very carefully on whether or not I would want to know if I will have Alzheimers or not care Alices children found out in the novel. I came to the conclusion I would not want to know. Living life to its living fullest is what I am all about.Knowing down the road in my later life I will be diagnosed with Alzheimers would scare me. I regard I would stray away from the carefree, fun-loving person I am and just twist emphasize for my own future and what was to come. I love living in the moment, and if the moment arrives where I am diagnosed with this disease, I will wait the challenge, but until then, I am going to enjoy every minute of my life. Still Alice, October 15,2012, 14159336 I admire Alice for the person she was end-to-end the entire book and her daughter Lydias attitude.There is little time for beingness bittersweet right when someone is diagnosed, but afterward that you have to be supportive and caring. Its not the disease caretakers live with, but the person and I feel that is very crucial to remember. As the presenter tell in class, There are rules of espousal we must recognize. They live in their ow n reality, have their own logic, and cannot reason, therefore we need to enter their reality (Ms. Byergo). Accepting them for who they are and who they will become with the disease is the best thing I can think I would do.It would be an honor to turn tail with elderly and individuals with Alzheimers or a form of dementia. With the typical person being older than I am now, they would have so much wisdom and things to teach me. I think telling stories and share-out memories is a great way to live over the great days before the disease really takes over. I am a great listener and love audition stories from older, wiser people because they have more fully experienced life and shared in the beauty of it. They can relive their youth through me and I could learn how to become a fantastic adult through them.It would be a great experience. Still Alice surprised me by how well written and real life it was. I felt up like I was part of the Howland family and as if I was going through ever ything with them. It captured my care and stole my heart. I cant imagine going through much(prenominal) an experience, but if I ever do, I will be glad I read this novel. Still Alice, October 15,2012, 14159336 Works Cited Byergo, Ms. aging and Alzheimers. University of Missouri. Arts & Science Building, Columbia, MO. 9 October 2012. Lecture. Genova, Lisa. Still Alice A Novel. New York Gallery, 2009. Print.