I am indebted to another fine SF writer (George RR Martin) for bringing this campaign to my attention.
Late last year the world's greatest/funniest fantasy writer/satirist Terry Pratchett announced that he had been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's. I am all too familiar with the onset and progression of this disease and it is pretty soul destroying – to see someone you love losing their mental faculties is one of the hardest things that a person can have to deal with.
Anyway Mr P has donated £500,000 for research into the causes and cures of Alzheimer's Disease – which is both generous and understandable. A number of SF writers and fans have come together to create a campaign to raise enough cash to match Terry's donation.
There are a couple of ways in which you can contribute:
You can buy Match It For Pratchett T shirts over here and all of the profits will go to Alzheimer's research.
Or go straight to the horses mouth over here and donate whatever you can afford; tell them that you are donating for Terry Pratchett and the amount will be added to the Match It For Pratchett campaign total.
To get news on the campaign and details on upcoming events head over to the official Match It For Pratchett web site.
It is all in a very good cause so if you can help then go right ahead.
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3 comments:
Nice to see someone doing something very positive despite a very sad circumstance.
rt, Very true and good to see so many others joining in as well.
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