Pratchett has Alzheimer's disease
The writer said he would continue to work on his latest book
Author Terry Pratchett is suffering from a rare form of early Alzheimer's disease, it was revealed on the BBC NEWS 24 website earlier today.
In a statement 59 year old author Pratchett said it would have been "unfair to withhold the news" from his publishers and added that the condition was behind a "phantom stroke" earlier this year.
The full news can be read on the BBC website at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7141458.stm
Author Terry Pratchett is suffering from a rare form of early Alzheimer's disease, it was revealed on the BBC NEWS 24 website earlier today.
In a statement 59 year old author Pratchett said it would have been "unfair to withhold the news" from his publishers and added that the condition was behind a "phantom stroke" earlier this year.
The full news can be read on the BBC website at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7141458.stm
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