Everything you need to understand or teach Still Alice by Lisa Genova.
Alice Howland is a 50-year-old professor of psychology at Harvard University. She is in good shape physically and feels that her life is mostly on track. When she begins forgetting things, she puts it down to a combination of age, her hectic schedule, and menopause. She makes an appointment to visit her doctor who sends her to a neurologist for further testing. Alice is devastated when she's diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
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