Hats off!
Aside
Hats off to Terry Pratchett - the writer - who had just donated a million dollars to the Alzheimer's Society. Terry aged 59, was himself diagnosed last December. He has a variant of the disease which affects his motor skills so his typing - once faultless, is now slow and laboured and he has had to stop driving. Speaking on the radio Terry sounded fine and says his anger at the disease and the pathetic efforts of the government gives him an inner strength. He knows there is no cure but lots more can be done to ameliorate and slow down the disease and the money will be a great help to fund vital research. My younger brother fell victim to Alzheimer's in his early fifties and I wish all the best for Terry and his wife and applaud him. We need valiant warriors like him to fight this dread disease.
Hats off to Terry Pratchett - the writer - who had just donated a million dollars to the Alzheimer's Society. Terry aged 59, was himself diagnosed last December. He has a variant of the disease which affects his motor skills so his typing - once faultless, is now slow and laboured and he has had to stop driving. Speaking on the radio Terry sounded fine and says his anger at the disease and the pathetic efforts of the government gives him an inner strength. He knows there is no cure but lots more can be done to ameliorate and slow down the disease and the money will be a great help to fund vital research. My younger brother fell victim to Alzheimer's in his early fifties and I wish all the best for Terry and his wife and applaud him. We need valiant warriors like him to fight this dread disease.
