Terry Pratchett on Alzheimer's: 'A wise man thinks of death as a friend' 

Any man who dies should be mourned, a man who wears a top-hat to an interview: even more so.

The pauses are wrenching. A man whose innate gift of quick wit and riposte were his bread and butter having to agonise over every sentence is brutal. RIP Sir Terry.

Wow. This was sad. Hard to watch him struggling to find the right words to get his point across. R.I.P. Sir Terry

I cant help but think, when he talks about death, it is Death with a capital D.

Duly respected as an author, underrated as a philosopher.

Well, the Death in Pratchett's books is indeed a friend.

Every time I re-read one of his books I find a nuance I'd missed before.

This is the only human being on earth that I want to emulate. Terry was a true hero , and created more magic in our world then , all of the wizards put together in discworld. Rest in peace hope I get to meet you in adventure number 2.

God frigging bless him! He has brought SO much joy to the world with his books and he is such a voice for the right to die. He is amazing!

I love how Terry looks like a wizard

British fantasy author Terry Pratchett has died at the age of 66 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease, his publisher has said.

What a absolutely awesome fella. Fuck Alzheimer's.

It still feels as if i have lost a good friend, i miss this guys writing

Go well Mister Pratchett. Truly the world is a darker place without you.

You are finally with your best friend as described in your books. Death. I am sure he appreciates you coming by for a drink :) Thanks for the awesome childhood i had due to your books :)

This breaks my heart.

Such a pleasant man. It shatters my heart to see him struggle with Alzheimer. He should have been alive and well today if the world was fair. He died much too young and would only have been 70 years old today.. with a mind still of his own and enjoying leisurely writing Discworld books. I like to think that Heaven is what we make it out to be and that he now lives on in his own creation. He deserves that much at least. I'm no aspiring writer and I have no burning questions to ask Terry.. but I would just love to have had a chance to simply chat with him. He seems the type that you could talk about anything and everything with and you'd leave the conversation feeling free and inspired. Some people are simply like that and Terry is no exception.

Terry Pratchett, such a GREAT Author,,& Fantastic Advocate 😓

I've been a casual fan of this man for 10 years and only really got serious for the past 5. I didn't realize he had died until today.

Teared up at the end. I cannot get enough of listening to him.

Terry Pratchett you were our fantasy Shakespeare. Creating not just a mirror of worlds but a true understanding of life and humanity in all its variety. Discworld became more real with each book. What other writer achieved that?

Just bought a stack of his books ready to indulge in. I'm totally in love with Terry, his imagination and ways with words. I lost my father to early alzheimers. It started when he was 56 ..... ...he passed away at 68 . He also went completely blind and deaf .. ..whilst he was deteriorating like terry.. ..I couldnt dare enjoy myself or have a life of my own. I was daddy's girl and used to do every thing with him. Country walks, camping, painting, crafting, laughing and singing.... I felt guilty and so sad for him. Spent hours being so patient and reaching out to my father. Washing, caressing him, pushing his wheelchair,... ..hand signing, .dressing him and feeding him. I fed him his last christmas dinner. I will never forget him. I wanted to make him feel safe and loved. But all along I had to also learn to let him go. ...bit by bit ....he slipped away.... ...until he was gone forever. I cry when I see my father in Terry. Both so incredibly intelligent ...brilliant minds.... Alzheimers is so cruel. I now have the start of early dementia .. ..same as dad , but I'm alot younger . Atleast I have dignitas on stand by. All I can say is, ..make the most of your life. Dont take it for granted. Learn to enjoy what you have ... ... and appreciate what's around you. Give back as much as you can. Love, respect, care and protect. 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

I was very fortunate to meet him before his diagnosis. A wonderful man. I am lost as to why his stuff isn't better received in the US.

I miss him and his genius so much. :'(

Shephard's Crown... That's the book he was working on. I learned about his death in the foreword. I don't really follow news much so it was a bitter twist to see as I was more than elated to find not only a new Discworld novel but a one on the ever so stubborn Tiffany Aching, one of my childhood heroes. I really wish I could see more of him and his work. I know he had it all deleted. I think he was right, considering what they did to Tolkien. Still, so many stories were left unfinished.

My grandmothers starting to suffer from alzheimers. She's not too bad at the moment, although she nearly set the house on fire. She's a lovely woman whom I love dearly. I know she has the strength and the dignity to endure for a while, but she struggles to remember the little things. It's interesting to see that people are talking about this condition.

He was excellent. Such a brilliant author, I so wish he was still alive today.

Just bought a copy of Mort after listening to an audio drama of it on BBC...wish I did this years ago - hope you're riding the Great A'Turin now Sir Terry.

I miss this great man😪😪❤❤

Thank you Terry. RIP.

The world has lost great writer it will be sadly missed r I p

I miss him

awww lovely. so sad.

The greatest writer of the 20th Century, hands down. Good odds for the title in the 21st, too.

It's so damned disrespectful that nobody ever call his SIR Terry!

I do wish Snow, who is an intelligent man, had made a better job of this opportunity by talking to a man with A in preference to attempting to talk to A through a man.

I have no doubt that God has blessed you Terry. Your legacy will live on, Rest In Peace.

So sad 😞

Love

RIP

I started caring as a carer for the elderly, very soon I knew keeping people alive was cruel. Families DONT visit. And peoples actual head shape changes as dementia progresses. The dementia Robin Williams had causes horrific hallucinations as thats the part of the brain it affects. Why we are not allowed to decide for ourselves like donating organs - I can not answer but it will not happen whilst we have a Royal Family who ''defend the faith''.

Still can't bear to finish the shepherd's crown.

Mind how you go TP ...

Man Jon Snow did not mince his words, did he? :( God what a loss for us all. I hope his books will remain forever.

R.I.P

One look and you know he's a fantasy author, a great one at that.

It's been a Blast i can't stay it's some elses Turn

....the source was drying up. felt the tears and pain, "It wont last" like angua once said. good thing im too tiresome for one woman. wont be my problem. will be harder to find care for them all.

I love the way he was hinting about grandchildren, at the end there! Still a clever dude, and I'm sure he's still making stories _/\_

THEY comforted Terry before he died and told him everything would end well. THEY conveyed this message to many people. Maybe someone will be interested in this information, comfort someone else. Someone else can laugh. The services take it all seriously .The people who work there are not big fans of religion, God, Gods . Furthermore, THEIR rules are a joke for many of them.

Ooook

Henrik Ibsen was a wise man, every drop of the green couliflower spirits was a 'drop of death'. Take death in small doses, excellent advice id say.

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66 that's to fucking young FFS.

British People think about Alzheimer's very differently than Americans do.

A B S O L U T E. L E G E N D. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

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Always has to be one hater :(

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Sometimes I wonder if Alzheimer’s is really just that people come to an age where they don’t want to give recognition to the ones that love them constantly, and the diagnosis makes life easier for other people.

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