Still Alice

Frieda 2022-04-19 09:01:51

Grandpa suffered from Parkinson's disease for several years. I always thought that it was not painful. I always thought that what really dragged him down was the stomach cancer that was full of pain. After the stomach was removed, he lost weight. The neurological disease really enters the late stage, and it afflicts the whole family. Parkinson's is even worse, because the patient's brain is still awake, and the world is clearly there. It's a bit like the current Hawking, although he has the universe in his brain, he still can't reach out and touch it.
When the mental and physical torture began, death could be said to be his best choice.


There is also some relief. Alice's family has a high academic level. Both husband and wife teach in prestigious schools, but they are still powerless in the face of illness. This is what life is bound to face, so let's live your life well for now. Don't carry too much guilt and sense of mission. All of this you will endure and will not be able to bear.

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Still Alice quotes

  • Dr. Alice Howland: I used to be someone who knew a lot. No one asks for my opinion or advice anymore. I miss that. I used to be curious and independent and confident. I miss being sure of things. There's no peace in being unsure of everything all the time. I miss doing everything easily. I miss being a part of what's happening. I miss feeling wanted. I miss my life and my family.

  • Dr. Alice Howland: You may say that this falls into the great academic tradition of knowing more and more about less and less until we know everything about nothing.