The Notebook And Alzheimers

The notebook is a romance story about a couple that fall in love with each other in the late 1930s. The story is narrated by Duke/Noah to Allie, who has memory loss, in a nursing home. As the story progresses we found out the Allie is Duke/Noah’s wife and the story is about themselves. Duke used to read the story to her with the hope that he would bring her memory back. In fact, during the movie, she could remember parts of their story but she would not associate to her own story.
Towards the end of the movie, Allie has a moment of clarity where she recognizes Duke/Noah as her husband which his real name is Noah but, her memory quickly goes away. At this moment, she panics and Duke/Noah loses his faith on bringing Allie’s memory back. He gets really sick but she decided to visit her on the next day. Then, he goes to Allie’s room and she remembers their story again. They decided to sleep in the same bed, later, a nurse found both of them dead holding each other’s hand.
It seems that she has dementia but many people think she has Alzheimer’s disease. Dementia is caused by damage to the brain cells. A person who has dementia has memory loss, issues with language and, difficulty thinking. On the other hand, Alzheimer’s is a disease that destroys the brain, it becomes worse with the time and is one of the most common causes of dementia. I believe she has Alzheimer’s but, an early stage of Alzheimer’s. The reason is that sometimes she could recognize Duke/Noah, she would interact with Duke/Noah and the nurses, and it didn’t seem she had a problem with her speech. People that are diagnosed with severe Alzheimer’s are unable to chew and swallow, become unresponsive, lose bodily control and need constant care and cannot recognize family even for a