Finally finished reading Still Alice! To be honest, I got goose bumps all over after watching it. This book is certainly worth reading. As I read it, my heart got twisted by the plot because I could know that Alice's symptom was worsening through the author's descriptions and the details. For example, in the later of the story, Alice didn’t remember who her husband was and what his name was. She just simply called her husband the man. The writer made us Finally finished reading Still Alice! To be honest, I got goose bumps all over after watching it. This book is certainly worth reading. As I read it, my heart got twisted by the plot because I could know that Alice's symptom was worsening through the author's descriptions and the details. For example, in the later of the story, Alice didn’t remember who her husband was and what his name was. She just simply called her husband the man. The writer didn't tell us directly how bad Alice was, but instead, she let us discover by ourselves.
There is a scene I love the most. That is Alice giving a speech in an annual Dementia Care Conference. She talked about what happened to her life when she had Alzheimer's and how did she carry this disease every day. However, most importantly, she lives in the very moment. She said, "I am a wife, mother, and friend, and soon to be a grandmother. I still feel, understand, and am worthy of the love and joy in those relationships. I am still an active participant in society. My brain no longer works well, but I use my ears for unconditional listening, my shoulders for crying on, and my arms for hugging others with dementia." I really love her attitude. I can't imagine how I am going to do if I have this kind of disease.
Still Alice brought up lots of issues for readers to ponder. The relationship between parents and children, the courage to move on when diagnosed with serious disease, the struggle of caregivers, and above all, love, are questions worthy of being discussed.Additionally, I would like to share my opinion concerning whether families should make decisions for patients or not. In the book, John wanted to take a job and moved to New York; however, Alice had expressed her unwillingness no before her health getting worse. Therefore, when John took the job, he, Lydia and Anna had a quarrel. Lydia and Anna were angry with John being so selfish, on the other hand, John thought Alice's symptom was so worse that she won't discover the differences of staying in New York. In my opinion, I consider John selfish. He didn't take Alice's feeling seriously. Instead, he ignored her emotions.
After reading this book, I get up each day and tell myself to cherish and make good use of it. Just like what Alice said: I live for each day!
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