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Started by HairyHeretic, December 13, 2007, 04:00:18 PM

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HairyHeretic

Possibly some of you may already know about this. 

http://www.paulkidby.com/news/index.html

AN EMBUGGERANCE
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)

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.
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Vekseid

QuoteI will, of course, be dead at some future point, as will everybody else.

Says him!

...Hopefully, in this day and age, he can have this problem fixed before it causes much trouble :-/

Mindhazingsquid

I think you have to contact him through his publisher?

Swedish Steel

I read something about him donating a large sum to research just recently. His plan is to hold on untill there is a cure. I wish him luck with that.
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