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Informa Healthcare - Journal of Mental Health - 19(4):363 - Full Text
I felt that all I had was a voice, and I should make it heard. It never occurred to me not to use it. I went on the net and told, well, everyone. I wish I could say it was an act of bravery. It wasn't and I find that suggestion very nearly obscene. How brave is it to say you have a disease that does not hint of a dissolute youth, riotous living or even terrible eating habits? Anyone can contract dementia; and every day and with a growing momentum, anybody does.
Pterry, discussing his illness.
Terry Pratchett joins the staff at Trinity College Dublin - Irish Innovation News – Siliconrepublic.com
Celebrated science fiction writer Professor Sir Terry Pratchett has joined the staff at Trinity College Dublin as an adjunct Professor in the School of English.
BBC News - Terry Pratchett ready to be test case for suicide law
Sir Terry Pratchett says he is ready to be a test case for assisted suicide "tribunals" which could give people legal permission to end their lives.
The author, who has Alzheimer's, says he wants a tribunal set up to help those with incurable diseases end their lives with help from doctors.
via news.bbc.co.uk
