Originally posted by DeepThoughtHe was an original. I read some of his works. Didn't know he suffered from Alzheimer's. That is a terrible affliction but science is making headway on eliminating this scourge.
I'm sorry to see him go. Sixty six is too young. That he seems, based on his writing output, to have been relatively cognitively unaffected until the end counts as a blessing though. His public statements indicate to me that he didn't want to survive as a vegetable.
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Originally posted by DeepThoughtYes; he was planning to take euthanasia should that threaten to happen, but it appears he didn't have to.
I'm sorry to see him go. Sixty six is too young. That he seems, based on his writing output, to have been relatively cognitively unaffected until the end counts as a blessing though. His public statements indicate to me that he didn't want to survive as a vegetable.
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Originally posted by Shallow BlueApparently he was...
Damn it. There goes my favourite author.
Ah well. I'm sure Death will be nice to him; after all, he was always nice to Death...
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"AT LAST, SIR TERRY, WE MUST WALK TOGETHER."
Terry took Death’s arm and followed him through the doors and on to the black desert under the endless night.
The End.
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Originally posted by twhiteheadI grew up reading them, my two favourite authors were Terry Pratchett, and Iain M. Banks.
Very sad. I was only introduced to his books a few years ago, but found them immensely enjoyable. I certainly plan to read more of them.
Now both deceased before their time, because of Cancer and Alzheimer's.
We cannot cure these scourges fast enough.