Terry Pratchett donates 500,000 UK pounds ($1m) to Alzheimer's research

Terry Pratchett donates 500,000 UK pounds ($1m) to Alzheimer's research

Mar 17 2008

Terry Pratchett, who announced some months ago that he was suffering from early onset Alzheimers, has donated 500,000 UK pounds to fund Alzheimer's research. Mr Pratchett said: "I think Alzheimer's tends to happen in the home, or in a home, and it involves a loved one and a carer and it's fairly quiet, whereas, and I say this with a certain amount of care, there's a kind of heroic glamour about the battle against cancer. With Alzheimer's it's a lot of skirmishing." Best known for his humorous fantasy novels, Mr Pratchett, 59, who was made an OBE in 1998, has sold more than 55 million books over his 25-year career. He disclosed that he is starting to feel the effects of his condition. "I've given up my licence because I didn't feel confident driving."

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