Terry Pratchett on Alzheimer's: 'A wise man thinks of death as a friend'
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- Sir Terry Pratchett discusses Alzheimer's, talking about the prospect of his own death and that he does not believe enough is spent researching the disease.
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Any man who dies should be mourned, a man who wears a top-hat to an interview: even more so.
exactly 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.
Nevertheless he was still himself. Terry Pratchett got blessed with dying early as himself, instead of lingering on until he was a hollow shell.
I cant help but think, when he talks about death, it is Death with a capital D.
Wow. This was sad. Hard to watch him struggling to find the right words to get his point across. R.I.P. Sir Terry
Duly respected as an author, underrated as a philosopher.
I think the bit of Death explaining to Susan the necessity of believing the lies may be the greatest explanation of humanity ever. All we do is motivated by lies, and we have to hope that more people believe in and act on the good lies, as defined as those that cause the least harm, to make the world a better place. A lie isn't really good or bad but what we make of it, what we do because of it.
Well, the Death in Pratchett's books is indeed a friend.
British fantasy author Terry Pratchett has died at the age of 66 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease, his publisher has said.
Channel 4 News "A man is not dead while his name is still spoken."
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+88norimaki He is really though, isn't he? The memory of him maybe, but seeing as no one here (I'll wager) knew him personally, that's enough.
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@@OrangeFuzz123 In the books the quote was more in refrence to how they affected the world. And he is still remembered today. But I get what was meant.
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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!
Every time I re-read one of his books I find a nuance I'd missed before.
oh god, have you by chance discovered the link between mort and soul music? :D
@@andrej13666 No - not yet. Have you?
@@margiewatson6081 i have. It took me about two re-reads of both of them, and once i found it i was flabbergasted. Mind you, i wasn't looking for it, just something i stumbled upon. I can give it away to you of you like, but i'd rather you figure it out on your own :D
And I am so thankful that he was able to get as many stories out as he did! Tho I wish he could have put down a few more it's up to us to finish them... By the time I get all the way thru his books I can start all over because he is absolutely my favorite author of all time! Close behind being Philip Pullman, Sam Campbell, Neil Gaimam...
I love how Terry looks like a wizard
You mean "Great Wizzard" ?
Hannibal Lovecraft he is ^^
I have always thought of him as resembling the patrician
"looks like" XD
He looks half like Death too dressed all in black. Funnily, Death is one of my favourite characters in his films.
What a absolutely awesome fella.
Fuck Alzheimer's.
This breaks my heart.
Go well Mister Pratchett. Truly the world is a darker place without you.
Riverreed Ward "A man is not dead while his name is still spoken."
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88norimaki It is still depressing as shit.
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Yes it is, but that what he would have wanted... for US to remember and speak of him. GNU Terry Pratchett.
88norimaki I will never forget the great Pratchett. Even auto correct knows his name.
It still feels as if i have lost a good friend, i miss this guys writing
PHIL BURTOFT same here . He’s the only writer who I could truly lose myself in and who I’d gladly put down my controller to read a book of his even though I’ve read them all countless times . The screen adaptations did nothing for me although I am looking forward to the new one .
James Fletcher The audio books which are all free on utube are excellent.
PHIL BURTOFT thanks for the info Phil , will check them out
Terry Pratchett, such a GREAT Author,,& Fantastic Advocate 😓
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 :)
A cup of coco would be appropriate in the circumstances.
Enriched my life so much with his humour and wisdom. I'm reading a copy of Guards Guards again after my puppy ate my original 7or so years ago, and I can't stop laughing! RIP Sir Terry.
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.
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.
To me he is still not dead, and I think I will cry once I realize there will be no more book about the city watch. I have no words he is brilliant.
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.
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?
Teared up at the end. I cannot get enough of listening to him.
I miss him and his genius so much. :'(
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.
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Thank you Terry. RIP.
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.
How are things now? My nan has been diagnosed not long ago.
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.
I miss this great man😪😪❤❤
He was excellent. Such a brilliant author, I so wish he was still alive today.
awww lovely. so sad.
I miss him
The world has lost great writer it will be sadly missed r I p
bob lawrence "A man is not dead while his name is still spoken."
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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.
Slartibartfast "A man is not dead while his name is still spoken."
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It's so damned disrespectful that nobody ever call his SIR Terry!
The greatest writer of the 20th Century, hands down. Good odds for the title in the 21st, too.
So sad 😞
RIP
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I have no doubt that God has blessed you Terry. Your legacy will live on, Rest In Peace.
R.I.P
Kieran Wilton "A man is not dead while his name is still spoken."
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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 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.
One look and you know he's a fantasy author, a great one at that.
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 _/\_
He is dead
@@unfathomable3434 you arent wrong however that was.. blunt
It's been a Blast i can't stay it's some elses Turn
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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.
....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.
but Im still in love with girls from my childhood, it seems quite impossible to forget any of them...and I have such a narrow attention span that im there for whoever is there, at the moment.
I think the term "round robin" or need-before-greed mechanisms are good pointers
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.
66 that's to fucking young FFS.
British People think about Alzheimer's very differently than Americans do.
Explain please ?
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Always has to be one hater :(
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.
I hope you don't actually wonder that because that's stupid
that's such an unusual concept...we don't get many of those....reminds me of so many of Terry Pratchett's ideas
The diagnosis doesn't make life easier for anyone. My wife is in the late stages of dementia and, although she was a lady throughout, she was devastated because, "She felt so stupid," and she had never been stupid. The caregiving caused me to have shingles and then a heart attack. The caregivers in the Home she is in now do a very difficult service, so difficult that there is a huge turnover. Nobody gets off easy from Alzheimer's, including the taxpayer.
That’s incredibly ignorant, and indeed a very hurtful comment for those who have had one near and dear to them pass with this awful disease. Please read up on this illness. It’s not in anyway people giving up or feeling sorry for themselves. You can literally see the brain dying under CT scans. Educate yourself because, hey it unfortunately could be you or your loved ones in the future!
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