Well that just made me cry..

[evildrem]

Terry Pratchett on Alzheimers

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[lasultrix]

Such anger runs through that article. Oh, poor poor pterry.

[kimmychu]

That was a fascinating and enlightening read. I had no idea there was such a variant form of Alzheimer's where you can remain fluent and coherent. Definitely not the one my grandmother has.

I do agree with him on Alzheimer's being worse than tumors/cancer, if only because the former slowly destroys the very essence of a person while the latter still leaves a person with their mind relatively intact. It's a horrible thing. I think it's many people's worst nightmare, right up there with debilitating strokes that leave a person completely paralyzed. Gah.

[tiggymalvern]

Thanks for the link. The man says what has to be said, and I'm glad I got to see it.