One thing I discovered reading this book is that it's almost impossible to read the last couple of chapters. This is because the tears were rolling down my face.
Thousands of reviews have been written about this book and I'm sure I can't add much except how it made me feel. Because of Lisa's insight and ability to understand how the mind works, I felt like I was truly inside of Alice Howland's mind. All of the thoughts she had from denial, to disbelief to anger and then acceptance, were my thoughts too as I read.
I once worked as a Hospice volunteer for a brilliant scientist. She was a pathologist who studied brains and how they worked. She had A.L.S. Different diseases totally, but watching her body go, while her mind stayed sharp was equally devastating. Your body or your mind. I can't even imagine.
This book has been on my shelf for a few years. I'm so glad that I finally read it. It was brilliant.
Thousands of reviews have been written about this book and I'm sure I can't add much except how it made me feel. Because of Lisa's insight and ability to understand how the mind works, I felt like I was truly inside of Alice Howland's mind. All of the thoughts she had from denial, to disbelief to anger and then acceptance, were my thoughts too as I read.
I once worked as a Hospice volunteer for a brilliant scientist. She was a pathologist who studied brains and how they worked. She had A.L.S. Different diseases totally, but watching her body go, while her mind stayed sharp was equally devastating. Your body or your mind. I can't even imagine.
This book has been on my shelf for a few years. I'm so glad that I finally read it. It was brilliant.
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