Before Diagnosis
Where did Alice teach?
Columbia University
Why is Alice Visiting a New Dr./ Neurologist?
She thinks she has a brain tumor/ she's started forgetting things
What was Alices’ husband's first reaction when she told him about the Alziemhers?
He Doesn't take her seriously or underestimates what she is actually going through
How does the disease affect Alices’ teaching?
it makes her hard to follow, she gets lost in her lectures/ forgets what she's going to do, ends up losing her job or stops teaching because of disease.
What is Alice a professor of?
Linguistics
What does the Dr. recommend at Alice's first visit?
Drinking more water/ getting exercise
How are Alices’ children affected by her Alziemhers?
they could have it in their genetics, Anna has the gene, tom doesn't, while Lydia didn't want to find out.
How does Alice prepare for the progression of her disease?
she visits old people homes and makes the butterfly folder/ plan
Where does Alice go to give a speech?
UCLA
What does the Dr send Alice to get a PET scan for?
to see if the results are consistent with Alzheimer's disease since she fits the criteria
What do Lydia and Alice fight/ have an argument about?
Alice accidentally reads her journal, Lydia later apologizes for being insensitive since Alice has Alzheimer's and didn't mean to.
Alice complains about John always working, why is he always working?
he doesn't want to see her disease progress in real time/ too sad or painful for him to sit there and watch?
Where did Alice go for a run at, and what happened during the run?
she went for a run at Columbia and she got lost
What else does the Dr. reveal about Alices’ onset Alziemhers?
it can be genetically passed down/ Alice's children could have the gene
Alice complains about John always working, why is he always working?
he doesn't want to see her disease progress in real time/ too sad or painful for him to sit there and watch?
What was Alice frantically looking for, where was it found?
her phone, it was found a month later in the back of the freezer
What does Alice say about her daughter, Lydias’ career?
Basically says it's not a real career, does not fully support it.
What does a DR. prescribed for Alice's sleeping?
At first it's lunesta but Alice wants a stronger medication so it ends up being Rohypnol
What do John and Anna agree on for Alice?
they agree on getting her a caretaker since john needs to go to mayo and anna had her baby
How does the butterfly plan unfold?
she tries to go through with it, keeps rewatching the video but her caretaker got home and she dropped the pills that were were going to kill her