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Folks,
I would have liked to keep this one quiet for a little while, but because of upcoming conventions and of course the need to keep my publishers informed, it seems to me unfair to withhold the news. I have been diagnosed with a very rare form of early onset Alzheimer's, which lay behind this year's phantom "stroke".
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 :o)Terry Pratchett
PS I would just like to draw attention to everyone reading the above that this should be interpreted as 'I am not dead'. I will, of course, be dead at some future point, as will everybody else. For me, this maybe further off than you think - it's too soon to tell. 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.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
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I'm going to find God and I'm going to punch him in the balls. For a couple months...
ReplyDeleteThis be not good news.
ReplyDeleteWell. That's a thing to wake up to, isn't it.
ReplyDeleteJust put me down as a "seconded" for Lurker's thought on this.
Oh, hell.
ReplyDeleteThat's the most depressing news I've had in five months, six days, and sixteen hours.
I just hope that Terry Pratchett is going to be one of the lucky ones who benefits from the work they're doing on Alzheimer's research.
I am just so sorry.
ReplyDeleteThat's terrible.
ReplyDeleteOf all people.
Aw.. hell. Here's hoping the help he gets from the high-end experts in chemistry makes a difference.
ReplyDelete:(
ReplyDeleteHope it progresses slowly enough for a cure to be developed.
His books were one of the things that got me through Keesler.
Ah, nuts.
ReplyDeleteGood luck to him.
Oh... dammit.
ReplyDeleteI heard :( It's sad :\
ReplyDeleteI hope that he is okay for a long time tho :)
Shit.
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