I believe somehow everyone is effected by alzheimer's disease! Whether we know it or not, someone in our lives has been touched by this dreadful disease. This book give the reader insight into what the day to day livelihood is like for the person with the disease.
Having worked with the Alzheimer's population, people sometimes forget that the patient is still a human being. Still Alice focuses on the perspective of the patient. Alice always is personified as a living, breathing, frustrated, and sometimes scared person.
Lisa Genova does a fantastic job advocating for the Alzheimers patients by sharing this book with readers. I believe this is a book everyone should read.