# James "Scotty" Doohan Has Alzheimers

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-scotty-doohan-has-alzheimers/253396>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 3, 2004, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-scotty-doohan-has-alzheimers/253396 "2004-07-03T19:09:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-scotty-doohan-has-alzheimers/253396/41 "2004-09-01T02:32:43Z")

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And it makes me feel old. At 40 years and seven months old, I AM OVER TWO AND ONE HALF YEARS OLDER than Shatner and Nimoy were when TOS finished filming its last episode in January, 1969!

Sir Rhosis

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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-scotty-doohan-has-alzheimers/253396/42 "2004-09-01T02:59:02Z")

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It’s too bad DeForrest couldn’t have been there. Anybody know what Armstrong said or if there’s going to be video of the events available?

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**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-scotty-doohan-has-alzheimers/253396/43 "2004-09-01T19:25:28Z")

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For **Tuckerfan** , a photo of Doohan meeting Neil Armstrong. Koenig and Takei look on and applaud.

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And a collage of photos. Jimmy’s four-year-old daughter, Sarah, is with him in the center photo.

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Sir Rhosis

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