Damn.
God damn that disease to hell.
Oh, no. 
Pratchett has always been one of my favorite writers and he seems like an all-around nice guy. Such a shame. Well, at least we can hope that the disease doesn’t progress too quickly to allow Terry time to complete any projects he might have stashed away.
Aw, fuck.
Shit. Shit shit shit shit shit.
Damnit. Fucking hell.
Damn.
Bugger.
I actually wish someone were playing a game of silly buggers with us…
Excuse me while I go mourne over a copy of Small Gods.
BBC story I am not dead
Wossname.
He’s only 59 fer crying out loud.
A man at 59 should at least look at 20 more years without health issues, if he’s not self destructive or extremely unlucky.
I’m just re-reading Jingo for the fifth or tenth time and was thinking about how much insight the man has. I also read his juvenile Hades story, which embarasses (sp?) him, but what he wrote at 13 is still miles ahead of what I’ve done as a journalist, columnist, teacher and copy writer for 25 years.
The man is a Titan. He’ll be read in the future for his insight and satire of our world, much as scholars today read Swift. In 200 years, researchers will find Tom Wolfe stale, but Pratchett fresh. I’m glad I’ve been there for part of the ride. And should he check out tomorrow, he’ll still leave a great legacy.
WHO DID YOU HAVE IN MIND?
I’m not the biggest Discworld fan in the world, but I’m sorry to hear about this. Pratchett’s universe has entertained and excited a ton of people for I can’t even imagine how many hours, and that’s a great accomplishment. And when I say I’m not a huge fan… I mean I sat down with about four Discworld books a few years ago, and read them all in a week. I really liked Reaper Man.
damn…
I’m so not a fan - in fact I’m an anti-fan of his work - but I totally admire that he’s keeping a good sense of humor about it. It seems so bizarre for someone that young to have Alzheimer’s, but it just makes me wonder how much longer before we find out that it’s (Alzheimer’s, not Pratchett in particular) is part of a larger problem related to Mad Cow and stuff like that.
The mother of a good friend of mine was also diagnosed barely around 60. Also someone who had no self-destructive habits.
It’s a terrible thing. Embuggerment indeed…
I hope that some miraculous our world equivalent of dried frog pills can be found to keep his mind working well as long as possible. I think Pratchett’s works show far more insight into humanity than any number of so-called literary works – and he gives you a good time and a great deal of laughter, too. The good-natured satire and the laughter is the best gift anyone can give the world.
One a side column in the BBC article was a link to TPratchett taking a swipe at JK Rowling.
That’s just…so him.
Damn, stupid disease.
Dammit.
My mother died this year of early-onset Alzheimer’s. She was 59.
Alzheimer’s can fuck right off. And fantasy authors need to stop dying/preparing to die this year.
I just heard the news. Goddammit, I can’t even.
Here’s hoping some brilliant researcher in Alzheimer’s treatment is a Discworld fan and now redoubles his/her efforts.
Which isn’t unlikely, come to think of it.
Progress might even come in time to help Pterry.