# Terry Pratchett and Alzheimers

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-and-alzheimers/429981>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 14, 2007, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-and-alzheimers/429981 "2007-12-14T08:59:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![manila](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@manila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manila)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-and-alzheimers/429981/1 "2007-12-14T08:59:16Z")

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> **[BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Author Pratchett has Alzheimer's](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7141458.stm)**
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> Best-selling author Terry Pratchett reveals he has a rare form of early Alzheimer's disease.

And Jeffry Archer still lives.

There is sadly no god.

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**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-and-alzheimers/429981/2 "2007-12-14T09:11:28Z")

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yeah, someone spotted this unfortunate development a couple of days ago

[Dope linky](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=447514)