Bad news: Terry Pratchett diagnosed with rare form of Alzheimer’s
Eoin Purcell
Terry Pratchett diagnosed with rare form of Alzheimer’s
Just terrible news. But he seems to be taking it well:
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)
Unsettled
Eoin
Hat-tip to Mediabistro
That’s a bummer. From what I’ve heard Pratchett’s health has been ropey for some time now. I seem to recall from my bookselling days a publisher telling me of how he brought Mr Pratchett to Ireland for some promotional appearances and the author ended up spending the majority of his time in a Dublin hospital. Hopefully he’ll be able to bounce back from this one. You never know, with the recent advances in stem cell research I wouldn’t be surprised if degenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s are relatively treatable in the next decade.
Clockwork Rob
December 13, 2007 at 1:38 pm
That is bad news, disastrous in fact. Hard to ‘keep things cheerful’ in light of that. Here’s hoping for a minor miracle …
Declan Burke
December 13, 2007 at 5:59 pm
Here is hoping indeed!
Eoin
eoinpurcell
December 13, 2007 at 6:46 pm