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Title: Terry Pratchett suffering from Alzheimer's
Description: Not good to hear. Very sad news indeed.


I love MJNet - December 12, 2007 09:13 PM (GMT)
Just seen this news.

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AN EMBUGGERANCE
Folks,

I would have liked to keep this one quiet for a little while, but because of upcoming conventions and of course the need to keep my publishers informed, it seems to me unfair to withhold the news.  I have been diagnosed with a very rare form of early onset Alzheimer's, which lay behind this year's phantom "stroke".

We are taking it fairly philosophically down here and possibly with a mild optimism.  For now work is continuing on the completion of Nation and the basic notes are already being laid down for Unseen Academicals. All other things being equal, I expect to meet most current and, as far as possible, future commitments but will discuss things with the various organisers.  Frankly, I would prefer it if people kept things cheerful, because I think there's time for at least a few more books yet :-)

Terry Pratchett

PS  I would just like to draw attention to everyone reading the above that this should be interpreted as 'I am not dead'.  I will, of course, be dead at some future point, as will everybody else.  For me, this maybe further off than you think - it's too soon to tell.
I know it's a very human thing to say "Is there anything I can do", but in this case I
would only entertain offers from very high-end experts in brain chemistry.

-o-

http://www.paulkidby.com/news/index.html


NZNeep - December 13, 2007 08:44 AM (GMT)
I'm gutted. *clings to Pterry*

I just told my mum. I couldn't just tell her, I had to read his message out to her because even with this he has a way with words. He has class.

itsmetwo - December 13, 2007 09:38 AM (GMT)
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I'm gutted. *clings to Pterry*
because even with this he has a way with words. He has class.
Ditto, illness just knows no boundary ..

:kiss1 :kiss1 :kiss1 :kiss1

I love MJNet - December 14, 2007 04:00 PM (GMT)
Its always a shock, but at least he is taking the right attitude and that will only help him in the longer run. Here's to the next Pterry writings, of which I am sure he can still throw some out.





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