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Currently extremely fcukin gutted by...
Posted: 12 Dec 2007, 18:14
by EvilBastard
this news.
My old man had something similar, its a super king kamehameha biotch. Hopefully treatment options have improved in the last 20 years.
Posted: 12 Dec 2007, 18:19
by boudicca
"The author has published a statement on a website calling the diagnosis "an embuggerance"."
Respect
It's a horrible disease, hope he's right in thinking the treatment options have improved... It was a pretty scary Panorama I saw last week about how they treat elderly patients with dementia
Posted: 12 Dec 2007, 18:23
by eastmidswhizzkid
an utter shame.
Posted: 12 Dec 2007, 18:53
by streamline
Get Vimes onto it, he can fix anything.
F'cking terrible news
Posted: 12 Dec 2007, 19:11
by Izzy HaveMercy
Why Pratchett?
IZ.
Posted: 12 Dec 2007, 19:14
by 6FeetOver
Why at *59*?! That's effing scary sh
it.
Posted: 12 Dec 2007, 19:18
by Izzy HaveMercy
Pratchett can't have this, for he's cooler than Santa. I a lot of aspects, *I* believe he IS Santa. He even looks the part.
I need a hundred more of his fantastic books, dammit!
I never knew an author that got me hooked so much on his not-really-fantasyworld that I read all his books (40-50? Simon, hellup!) ONE AFTER ANOTHER in at about half a year's time.
IZ.
Posted: 12 Dec 2007, 19:27
by Izzy HaveMercy
IZ.
Posted: 12 Dec 2007, 20:02
by eotunun
This is utterly sad news indeed. At least he won't stop until he has to.
x (n+1) to Mr. Pratchet!
Posted: 13 Mar 2008, 14:42
by EvilBastard
Link
Terry Pratchett wrote:The author told the conference he is prepared to go to extreme lengths in order to beat the disease.
He said: "Personally, I'd eat the arse out of a dead mole if it offered a fighting chance."
The NHS wrote:Sorry, Mr Pratchett, you're too young to have Alzheimer's so we can't give you the drugs that might help, although god knows you've poured enough into the Exchequer's coffers for us to make an exception. Nope, you're going to have to buy them yourself.
NHS is one of the best systems in the world when it works, but it does seem to make some odd choices sometimes.
Posted: 13 Mar 2008, 14:51
by Hexe Luciferia
Posted: 13 Mar 2008, 19:15
by Brideoffrankenstein
EvilBastard wrote:Link
Terry Pratchett wrote:The author told the conference he is prepared to go to extreme lengths in order to beat the disease.
He said: "Personally, I'd eat the arse out of a dead mole if it offered a fighting chance."
The NHS wrote:Sorry, Mr Pratchett, you're too young to have Alzheimer's so we can't give you the drugs that might help, although god knows you've poured enough into the Exchequer's coffers for us to make an exception. Nope, you're going to have to buy them yourself.
NHS is one of the best systems in the world when it works, but it does seem to make some odd choices sometimes.
True, but I'm sure he can afford it! (Not that that makes it okay though
)
Posted: 13 Mar 2008, 19:29
by timsinister
When I first found out, I was fairly
upset. Surprised nobody has mentioned it sooner though?
Still gutting. I've known TP longer than my ex-girlfriends. All of them!
Posted: 13 Mar 2008, 19:49
by EvilBastard
timsinister wrote:Surprised nobody has mentioned it sooner though?
Pssssssttt...the thread started back in December 
Posted: 13 Mar 2008, 22:18
by timsinister
I haven't even had a beer tonite. The shame.
Did try and catch it on C4 news tonight, but they kept highlighting it...and then never actually did the piece.
Posted: 14 Mar 2008, 00:20
by Syberberg
Oh. Bugger.