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Tk421 · Joined: 06 Jan 2005 Posts: 275 Location: United Kingdom

Not sure here if anyone has already heard this or not, although I suspect you all have, but Terry Pratchett, a truly great mind in my opinion, has been diagnosed with alzhiemers.
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Max Power · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 467 Location: United Kingdom

I did here that - although in typical Pratchett style, he released a rather amusing letter saying there's still time for a few more books yet, and that, like everyone, he's going to die eventually!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7141458.stm
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Kerela · Joined: 10 Sep 2005 Posts: 372 Location: Germany

Great, that he can take even this with humor. Anyway I'm quite shocked, he's one of my favourite writers Sad

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Lizzy · Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 8:20 pm Post subject:

me too, very sad Sad

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Selik · Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 1524 Location: South Shields

That sucks. Good news though is that people can live with Alzheimers for years without a huge change to their everyday life. Then again, it'd help more if the government was willing to pay for certain treatments.
I know the people in my family with it are going strong after quite some time. Let's hope that's the case for Mr. Pratchett.
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Deornoth · Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 446

This is really sad news, gutted Sad

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