Oh my.....everyone needs to read this book.....STILL ALICE by Lisa Genova. I laughed and I cried, and I'm still tingling! You can check it out at this website: http://stillalice.com/
I actually met Lisa Genova in the chatroom several years ago...and we enjoyed many lovely chats. Now I should mention that several years ago I was advised to make a photo book, so that when I could no longer speak, I could point to a picture of what I was wanting. So I had this really neat photo book on my computer, called Mary's Things. It had pictures of rooms in the house, including the toilet, clothes I liked to wear, places I liked to visit. I even had pictures of my favorite food, along with the recipe to make it. However, after reading STILL ALICE, it dawned on me that at some point I may not remember how to use my computer to point at the various pictures. So I purchased a 3-ring binder and some plastic inserts, and I'll now start cutting out the various pictures I need for my new Mary's Things book. Oh yes...my new binder has Butterflies all over it...and you'll understand the significance of that after you've read STILL ALICE!
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- Mary
- I spent 42 years doing secretarial work in hospitals, university, education, government and private industry. My high speed of typing (124wpm) and super organizational skills enabled me to have a varied and enjoyable career. I took a year off secretarial to become a school bus driver....but being a secretary was less stressful! I even raced stockcars for one season. One season was enuf' for me!
3 comments:
Yes Mary, this is a wonderful book.
Your ring-binder is a good idea.
A memory box is also good and/or a memory collage for a wall-hanging.
Hugs
freda
Hello Mary....I read Still Alice..it was a long time ago. I must read it again to find those butterflies. You know what it is like with remembering. I have a memory book I have kept for sometime now for my grandkids. Now I need to start one for me.
Happy Memories
Sandy
Hola Mary,
This is Lynda from Waterbury, CT..
I did read the book, it was great!! Have you ever watched "Iris" by iris murdoch? It's about a college profesor that has Alzheimer's, it's a good movie..
Take care, hugs,
Lynda
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