Terry Pratchett Alzheimer's Research Donation
Telegraph: Author Terry Pratchett on NHS Alzheimer's policy:
"The NHS kindly allows me to buy my own Aricept because I'm too young to have Alzheimer's for free, a situation I'm OK with in a want-to-kick-a-politician-in-the-teeth kind of way."
Be sure to read his full speech (PDF). He donated £500,000 (a bit over $1M) to the Alzheimer's Research Trust.
Thu, Mar 13, 2008