Just found out that one of my favourite authors, Terry Pratchett, has been diagnosed as having Alzheimers :o(
Totally gutted to hear this as I remember what it was like when my nan had it. Still, he reckons there are a few books left in him yet which is great news.
Statement can be found here:
http://www.paulkidby.com/news/index.html
And the BBC site has a good article here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7141458.stm
He hasn't lost his sense of humour though!
Pratchett said his statement should be interpreted as "I am not dead" and that he had taken the news "philosophically" and "possibly with a mild optimism".
"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."
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