What Shall I Be? A Chat With Young People

What Shall I Be? is a book of questions that young people can answer about what they hope to be in life. The answers are based on the experiences of Francis Cassilly, an 82-year old retired engineer from the United States who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease at age 77. When he first started receiving medical treatment for his condition, he made a wish list of things he hoped to do before he died. He then asked himself questions like “What shall I be?” and “What does it mean to be a person with Alzheimer's disease?” He recorded his thoughts as he answered each question as if he were talking with a friend over the phone. As the book goes on, new questions.