Still Alice is a story about Columbia University based Alice Howland, a renowned linguistics academic, who starts experiencing memory lapses around her fiftieth birthday. She becomes worried when she doesn't recognize her surroundings while out for a run on campus.
After visiting a neurologist in secret, Alice receives the devastating diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer's, a rare genetically transmitted form of the disease. This news has significant implications for her husband John and their three children, especially eldest daughter Anna and her husband Charlie, who are trying to start a family.
As the effects of the disease begin to impact the Howland family, John becomes Alice's primary caregiver, making difficult decisions that affect their personal and professional lives. Meanwhile, their youngest daughter Lydia, pursuing an acting career in Los Angeles, may be the most affected by Alice's condition.
Alice, coming to terms with her diagnosis, takes steps to handle the disease on her own terms, without revealing her plans to her family. The story explores how Alzheimer's disease affects not only the individual but also their loved ones, highlighting the challenges and decisions faced by the Howland family.
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Still Alice
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Ode to Cannonball
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Guy Barker:
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Everything With You
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We Three Kings
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John H. Hopkins:
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Jazzy Jingle Bells
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Veneer
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Fil Ok:
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Dead Sound
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If I Had A Boat
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Roamin' Round
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Carlos José Alvarez:
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My Heart
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Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major
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Brand New Start
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Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prelude
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