Depressing news of the day

[ishtar79]

Terry Pratchett ready to be test case for suicide law

This is too depressing to contemplate. Not the assisted suicide part-I support people's right to end their life with dignity, and on their own terms. I guess I still refuse to process the fact that this brilliant, creative, unique mind is plagued by Alzheimer's.

It's Terry fucking Prachett!

Comments

[aegflota.livejournal.com]

Alzheimer's is pretty depressing whether the person suffering from it is an awesome author, or just your average nobody.

I'm glad Kay Gilderdale was acquitted, though.

[ishtar79.livejournal.com]

Oh, absolutely. But in terms of me being upset over a complete stranger being afflicted, the famous author bit is what makes it painful.

[aegflota.livejournal.com]

Don't mind me. I just get a bit pre-emptively angry about the whole 'it must be so awful for him because he's such a genius' attitude I've seen floating around the intertubes (not from you, btw).

Will sit on hands now and not go into full-fledged rant.