‘The Notebook’ in reality 🫶 I recently found out that Gena Rowlands, who played the older Allie in the film, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Such a cruel disease and one that also plays a heartbreaking role in this film. Our memories are so precious as we never know when it may be our last time to remember, or when we may no longer appreciate what it means to be in the present. This week has been bittersweet celebrating 20 years of this film - all the more now as the scenes are put side by side