Willy McBride
13-12-2007, 00:38
Terry Pratchett ha annunciato da poco che gli è stata diagnosticata una rara forma di "early-onset Alzheimer's disease" (presumo che in italiano si chiami Alzheimer precoce).
L'annuncio è stato pubblicato qui (http://www.paulkidby.com/news/index.html):
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 :o)
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.
Non ho mai letto niente di Pratchett, ma diverse persone me l'hanno caldamente consigliato. E' ai primi posti della mia lista di autori da leggere, ma il tempo a disposizione purtroppo è quello che è...
Certo che il 2007 è stato un anno orribile... Vonnegut, Jordan, adesso questa notizia... :(
L'annuncio è stato pubblicato qui (http://www.paulkidby.com/news/index.html):
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 :o)
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.
Non ho mai letto niente di Pratchett, ma diverse persone me l'hanno caldamente consigliato. E' ai primi posti della mia lista di autori da leggere, ma il tempo a disposizione purtroppo è quello che è...
Certo che il 2007 è stato un anno orribile... Vonnegut, Jordan, adesso questa notizia... :(