Living With Alzheimer's BBC2 Documentary

[Treekeeper]

Terrys trial

What a brave guy he is! All I can say is my admiraton for him grows on and on. I hope he will still be able to come and do book signings when discworld novels come out. He spent 20 minutes talking to me and signing personal messages for my daughter and myself at the last one he did in Lancaster despite there being a long queue. I wish him well and hope a cure oe become available soon

 

[Tonyblack]

Welcome to all of you who have come here to wish Terry the best. Don't know if you'll be tempted to stay - we'd love it if you did.

 

[chris.ph]

welcome all

 

[Tiffany]

What Tony & Chris said from me too.

 

[silverstreak]

Ditto.

 

[Dotsie]

Yeah

(Are we just scaring people off now? Don't go!)

 

[Jan Van Quirm]

Sentiments wholeheartedly echoed -

If you admired the man you saw on the programmes enough to register and applaud his efforts to raise such important issues on this terrible condition and its effects on society as a whole, then please stay and see why we're all here already, if you don't already know Sir Terry's life-celebrating and inspirational work.
The potential loss or diminishment of this remarkable gift of spreading joy and laughter that he gives to his readers worlwide, is the reason why he's been moved to take up this banner on his own behalf, and for all the others who have given so much already in their lives to their families, and friends, and to the world.

 

[LadyL]

Its so sad, but unfortunately I wasnt in Europe when this was on TV

and I missed it all.

Any help in this matter would be highly appreciated you know what I mean, do you?

 

[big yan]

i've been a fan of terrys for a good few now but after seeing him fighting the (other) beast that cant be named. he has become a role model as well.
hope to be involved with his fight!
kev

 

[Catch-up]

I haven't been able to watch this either. Wish I could somehow! If anyone knows of a site I could view it on, I would be grateful.

I'm heartbroken for anyone who has this disease. I dearly wish Sir Terry did not have it.

 

[Batty]

I really enjoyed the programmes. I also agree with TP about disliking being called 'brave'.
When I had cancer I was called brave and I still don't understand why?
There is nothing brave about being ill. It isn't a choice I made and there was nothing I could do about it, except accept whatever treatment was thrown at me.

Luckily, I gradually got better, which not everyone does. TP has to hope for a breakthrough or a long remission, which has to be harder to bear.

One question I thought of though when I watched the programme. If the sight is mostly affected, has TP tried to tie his tie with his eyes closed, and rely on memory alone?
By putting the brain on auto-pilot and memory alone may by-pass the sight/brain problem?

 

[woolliebullie]

Just finished watching the second part of the documentary, I was really moved by Sir Terry's thoughts and feelings toward his form of the disease. Even though it is daunting for him he was quite on form throughout the documentary.

I couldn't help feeling uncomfortable for him while reading at the convention though, I kept hoping that the camera would move from him while he gathered himself, but he still managed to laugh it off.

My hat goes off to him and all those who suffer from this diease, as well as their families.

 

[Tonyblack]

Just finished watching the second part of the documentary, I was really moved by Sir Terry's thoughts and feelings toward his form of the disease. Even though it is daunting for him he was quite on form throughout the documentary.

I couldn't help feeling uncomfortable for him while reading at the convention though, I kept hoping that the camera would move from him while he gathered himself, but he still managed to laugh it off.

My hat goes off to him and all those who suffer from this diease, as well as their families.

Welcome to the site.

 

[chris.ph]

welcome wooliebullie good name not welsh r u

 

[woolliebullie]

Hi Chris.

I'm not welsh, sorry!!

It's a nick name I received when I adopted my two Mastiffs, not sure why I was given it, but it has stuck!!!

 

[Jan Van Quirm]

Contrary to initial appearances it is not absolutely vital to be Welsh or resident in Wales to post over here
Although Chris likes big dogs too

Welcome Wooliebullie!

 

[chris.ph]

nothing wrong with mastiffs my danes a type of mastiff

 

[Jan Van Quirm]

A bloody big one yeah! Actually they seem a bit too on the slim side to be yer average sort of mastiff

 

[Tonyblack]

More 'massive' than 'mastiff'.

 

[Jan Van Quirm]

I was once knocked to the ground by a gi-normous mastiff who was 'just being friendly' - if you can imagine a waggy hound the size and weight of a portly shetland pony jumping up and putting his paws on the shoulders of a a 5' 2" size 10 16 yr old...

Lucky I like doggies even big ones, but boy did he weigh a ton and as for doggy breath! No wonder he squished me to the ground