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catalyst2 ([personal profile] catalyst2) wrote2007-12-13 08:34 am
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Not good news

Terry Pratchett has a form of early onset Alzheimer's disease according to this BBC report. Unfortunately, most forms (but not all, admittedly) of early onset Alzheimer's disease are aggressive and cause more functional loss faster.

Fuck it!
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[identity profile] asgaja.livejournal.com 2007-12-13 02:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I'm kinda grieving already. T_T

[identity profile] catalyst2.livejournal.com 2007-12-13 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
I see people with Alzheimer's disease every day - but Terry Pratchett? No. Fucking. Way.

Guess I'm in the anger phase now!

[identity profile] asgaja.livejournal.com 2007-12-14 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
Uh, be glad... I'm still caught somewhere between shock, denial and sadness. I mean it's Terry Pratchett! He's like one of the greatest literary minds of our time.

[identity profile] catalyst2.livejournal.com 2007-12-14 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
And I guess that's the hard thing - his entire identity, trade, fortune and everything is built around the sophisticated product of that mind!

I return to my original reaction: Fuck it!
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