Very moving when he couldn't read his own book to his fans. Fascinating and sad documentary.

Yes, just watched it. Loved the bit at the start where he's sitting in front of his bank of 6 screens and says 'You may be wondering why I have 6 - it's because I can't fit on 8.'
Full of humour, but the bit with the tie was sobering. I just hope he can carry on writing.


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It is worrying, though. I've been trying to think of the name John Lewis all day and finally had to google the phrase 'Never knowingly undersold' to get it.

I wonder how many people self-diagnosed with Alzheimer's this evening.

Naomi. I bet you didn't really.

I recorded the TP programme but don't know if I can bear to watch it.

No, seriously I did, Jem. I knew there was one in town and I knew it wasn't House of Fraser, and I knew it sort of started with an L and went by that phrase, but I couldn't for the life of me remember the name.

Lol, Rod, yes I expect a lot of people have self-diagnosed themselves this evening. Thankfully I've been like this for a number of years - if it was Alzheimers I'd have a lot more gaps in my memory than the occasional name of a department store by now.

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A lot of the time I struggle to find the word that's on the tip of my tongue, and end up just plumping for the next best thing.

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In my wips I use [...] a lot, and come back and fill the gap when the word comes to me.

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You should watch it Jem. It's very upbeat.

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I've just remembered, it's called Aphasia - temporarily not being able to remember words or phrases.

I saw that documentary as well. While I'm not the hugest fan of Pratchett, I've got a huge respect for him and everything he's done. So I found it really depressing when he lost his place at that book reading. But fair play to the guy, he's fighting back against it. I love the little thing he said about "making alzhiemers regret it choose him".

I've just remembered, it's called Aphasia

Lol!

needless to say i'm hopeless on the phone!

really depressing when he lost his place at that book reading

Same here. I didn't realise there was such a thing as a Discworld convention but I guess nerds will be nerds lol

Loved the bit at the convention where he says "hello, my name is..." and pretends he has forgotten.

Not many books can make you laugh out loud as you're reading them and I am a big fan of his.

I wish the term "hope he gets better soon" applied to alzheimer's.

I'll be watching this again tonight.

Even though it was sad last week to see him, I left the documentary feeling positive about a treatment, possibly in time to stop the progression of Sir Terry's illness before things got really bad.

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Indeed. I'll be recording it as my bro is watching the football, but I'll see it afterwards.

Another very moving episode. Is that the final one?

Here's a guy who has written 32 novels, and what's the one thing he hopes he still has time to do?

I think it's just the two - they seemed to have covered all the bases with this one. Anyway, don't disturb the man, he's got books to write!

It can be exasperating to live with people who can't remember words, though, especially when you are getting on a bit yourself. I say to my 72 year old partner, 'Don't start a sentence, until you're sure you know what the words are!' Which is a ridiculous thing to say, really. It's better to try to guess when he uses the wrong word because it's usually something like the opposite or the word he usually substitutes for the real one. The other day I had to tell the supermarket assistant that he meant Ovaltine when he asked for Bournevita. The poor young man had never heard of it. He's been like it for a while, though. Fifteen years ago I got a job in Singapore and he told some friends we were going to Hong Kong. They booked a flight so they could come and visit!

You'd think it would interfere with his bridge bidding, but it doesn't seem to.

It's not Altzheimer's, but he is concerned because his mother did have that for five years.

Sheila

Fifteen years ago I got a job in Singapore and he told some friends we were going to Hong Kong. They booked a flight so they could come and visit!

Oh dear, Sheila, that's so awful, and yet so funny. You and your husband have my sympathies.
For most words it doesn't matter, one can just pick the nearest alternative, but nouns are always a problem. Yesterday the nearest word I could think of to the 'TV remote control' was 'phone'; even though I could see it and point to it, the name of it completely eluded me, and hubby was a little bemused when I asked him to "pass the phone" because I wanted to change channels.


- NaomiM