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To: Hetty_Fauxvert

He’s one of my favorites as well. At the moment I have several of his books lent out to different people who are just getting started. The first bag’s always free!

He’s right about the cancer v. Alzheimer’s - I’ve seen both in my own family and cancer IS ‘better.’

I checked the original site for a researcher to donate money to, and don’t see one - do you have a link?


5 posted on 03/17/2008 3:04:08 AM PDT by nina0113 (If fences don't work, why does the White House have one?)
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The SFWA (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, of which I'm a proud member!) web site (http://www.sfwa.org/news/2008/pratchett.htm) referred me to the Match It for Pratchett web site, where you can link to make a donation, or buy a T-shirt to help support the fight against Alzheimer's: http://www.matchitforpratchett.org/. BTW, the quote I saw on a comment board that I liked best was "HE ATE'NT DEAD YET!" I think it would please the inimitable Pterry very much if fans and friends matched his generous gift of 500,000 pounds for research.
8 posted on 03/17/2008 9:08:54 AM PDT by Hetty_Fauxvert (Anybody but Hillary, Obama AND Huckabee. Hold your nose, get your barf bag and vote McCain.)
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To: nina0113

I just started reading ‘Good Omens’ for my class on the apocalypse, and I have to say it’s one of the best books I’ve ever read. I’ve read a little of his other stuff, but I was really sick at the time and on painkillers so I can’t remember much about it, except that I found it really funny (Well, at that point the meds made most things really funny, but his books were still funnier than pretty much everything else).


9 posted on 03/17/2008 11:55:47 AM PDT by Hyzenthlay (I aim to misbehave.)
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To: nina0113

Hi, don’t know if you’re still interested but the charity Terry gave to and is supporting is called The Alzheimer’s Research Trust based in the UK - all the money goes towards funding scientists but its not a cuddly charity obviously - no one wants to think about things like this. So any donations are welcome!
link is www.alzheimers-research.org.uk


13 posted on 06/30/2008 9:36:01 AM PDT by furzedowner
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