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Questions: Still Alice is a fictional work that describes the progression of a 50 year old college professor's life as she is diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer's Disease (AD). You are to use this work as a springboard for your paper exploring the progression of AD and its impact on the patient and their caregivers. You must include a minimum of 3 scholarly resources. In addition you may utilize scenes from the book; however it does not count in the minimum number of resources. The follow areas should be addressed in your paper:

1. Describe the progression of family/loved ones' acceptance of the diagnosis of their loved one with a serious, progressive dementia. Differentiate between the reactions of spouse, children and longtime friend.

2. Do you find this story to be a realistic depiction of the progression of Alzheimer's Disease? Explain the ways in which is or is not accurate.

3. Discuss the reactions of the individual who is diagnosed with AD? What impacts the manner in which the patient reacts to the diagnosis?

4. In what ways, if any, has this book impacted how you might approach someone with dementia? Discuss how it has impacted you and your perception of