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The U.S. News "Overview" of Alzheimer's disease [Web Exclusive, usnews.com/diseases ] is an excellent and informative summary of a disease that few of us understand. Your guide permits us to be better informed in plain, understandable terms.
WILLIAM H. SAGER
Arlington, Va.
I am a caregiver for my husband, whose Alzheimer's disease was diagnosed three years ago. Thank you for an excellent and comprehensive article. The only item with which I took issue was the use of high doses of vitamin E. We have discontinued it as a result of recent research.
BARBARA F. MANISCALCO
Novi, Mich.
Information on breast cancer like what you have provided in the Diseases and Conditions Cancer Center is valuable to many women. Being informed about this topic is so important. Thank you for the information and the website.
JOANNE SHEPPARD RYBAR
Richmond, Mich.
Lewis the Literary Lion
Thank you for the insightful article on a favorite author, C. S. Lewis ["God's Storyteller," December 12]. It brought to light many wonder-filled truths, including Walter Hooper's reflection on Lewis: "It's not that he understood children very well; it's that he shared certain things with children." I found the article to be an open and honest look into the life of a man who loved to learn and loved to share this learning with others.
BARBARA F. WRIGHT
Newport, R.I.
As a college student, I discovered the works of C. S. Lewis and his close friend J. R. R. Tolkien. Their stories, faith, and friendship fascinated me. Now, as a teacher, I believe works like The Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of the Rings should be required reading for young people. These books explore and promote an active imagination, a needed asset in today's world of television and video games.
JONATHAN NONNEMACHER
Hazleton, Pa.
Your statement that children were "a bit of a mystery" to C. S. Lewis seems foreign, particularly after reading his Letters to Children . He understood the ageless nature of imagination and had a childlike heart, soul, and mind. This is why millions of children and children at heart have read and embraced his books and their subject, the Lion of Judah, over the past half century.
THE REV. ROGER RICHARDS
Warrensburg, N.Y.
I have adored the Chronicles of Narnia since I read them nine years ago when I was in fifth grade. Your story did a great job of presenting Lewis in a realistic light, not just as the great Christian author he was but also as a flesh-and-blood dreamer and seeker with real struggles.
MELISSA WEAVER
Encinitas, Calif.
C. S. Lewis was among the last pre-eminent Christian humanists whom western culture now scorns, despite their beautiful symbiosis of deep Christian faith and incomparable intellect. For that reason, aside from his rich imagination and love of plain, unadorned language, he serves as a model for my professional and creative life.
CHUCK FISHER
Greeley, Colo.
In reading about C. S. Lewis, I noticed your reference to the "happiest years of his life," which were based on his relationship with Joy Davidman. This relationship was beautifully portrayed in the 1993 film Shadowlands.
HEATHER B. SIEGEL
West Bloomfield, Mich.
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