So that makes me much unhappier than i would have been a month or two ago to find out that Terry Pratchett has been diagnosed with a rare type of early-onset Alzheimers. :( My immediate and totally irrational response was "oh no, i've jinxed things for everyone now by starting to like him!" =/
He's trying to be upbeat about it in the announcement, along the lines of "i ain't dead yet and plan to keep on writing as long as i can," but i can't help but hear echoes of Robert Jordan's announcement of his illness =/