A friend of mine has Alzheimer's disease. She watched the disease take her relatives, so she knows what is in store for her. I'm not sure if she recommended "Still Alice" to me, or someone else did, but I found it to be a powerful telling of the story of one brilliant woman who develops early onset Alzheimer's disease. If you know someone with Alzheimer's diesease, you should really read this book. Even if you don't, reading this book may make you a more caring and understanding person, which we need more of this days.