There are other struggles as well, and John insists that she no longer go running alone. She can accept that she has a daughter named Lydia but has trouble associating that information with the young woman who is her daughter. She soon has trouble remembering her younger daughter, Lydia. She struggles to accept that she is no longer a teacher, researcher, or mentor.Īlice tries to hold on to her new life but can feel pieces of her memory slipping away. She feels a huge sense of loss because teaching has consumed her time and energy for many years. Alice tells her department chairman of her diagnosis and agrees that it's not wise for her to continue teaching. She returns to the university in the fall to discover some of her students have complained about her performance the previous semester. She manages to hold herself together until the end of the semester and she and John spend their time off at their summer home. He throws himself completely into that while Alice continues to try to cope with her failing memory. John, a professor and researcher at Harvard, devotes himself to finding a medicine that will halt the progression of the disease.
She doesn't tell her family for awhile but finally realizes that she has to tell her husband, John. Alice is devastated when she's diagnosed with Alzheimer's. She makes an appointment to visit her doctor who sends her to a neurologist for further testing. When she begins forgetting things, she puts it down to a combination of age, her hectic schedule, and menopause. She is in good shape physically and feels that her life is mostly on track. Alice Howland is a 50-year-old professor of psychology at Harvard University.
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