Author Terry Pratchett is suffering from a rare form of early Alzheimer's disease, it has been revealed.
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Read all his books. the man is a god of literature and humor and it will be a crying shame for the world to lose this man's boundless talent,Originally posted by DaveB View PostAuthor Terry Pratchett is suffering from a rare form of early Alzheimer's disease, it has been revealed.Confusion is a natural state of being -
I've never met the bloke. I'm not related. I don't know if I even know anybody that has met him.Originally posted by DaveB View PostAuthor Terry Pratchett is suffering from a rare form of early Alzheimer's disease, it has been revealed.
But I don't want it to be true.
I'm not looking forward to the day when I have to stop waiting for his next book to come out. I'll miss that feeling: it has been a small but persistent part of me for many years.
Still, cheer up! The bugger's not dead yet!Drivelling in TPD is not a mental health issue. We're just community blogging, that's all.
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostPretty much all of us will come to a bad end?
Still, just so long as Malcolm Middleton's 'We're All Going To Die' gets to be the Xmas Number One, I don't care.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQiLyfJNPTQDrivelling in TPD is not a mental health issue. We're just community blogging, that's all.
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I met him once in Norwich when he was doing a book signing and he was as nice as you would expect.Originally posted by BrowneIssue View PostI've never met the bloke. I'm not related. I don't know if I even know anybody that has met him.
But I don't want it to be true.
I'm not looking forward to the day when I have to stop waiting for his next book to come out. I'll miss that feeling: it has been a small but persistent part of me for many years.
Still, cheer up! The bugger's not dead yet!
I started reading his discworld books from day 1 and look forward to reading the rest of his books when they appear.
It's Deja-vu all over again!
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Most shoplifted author ever apparently. Only read a couple, mort being my favourite. Love the idea of death going for a curry.
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