"Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night."
--- Dylan Thomas
My daughter and I watched a video about Terry Pratchett and his diagnosis of Alzheimer's.
The dialogue is as follows:
Eldest daughter: "Why couldn't this have happened to George Bush?"
Me: "You mean it hasn't?"
Eldest daughter: "Nice..."
High fives.
Terry Pratchett is not only fighting his own demons but the creatures of bureaucracy. The beloved novelist is challenging the United Kingdom National Health Service to provide Aricept for early Alzheimer's disease instead of its use in the more severe cases. Haven't these eejits heard of preventative medicine? I have relatives in the medical profession and they have always told me that treating a disease early is better than waiting for it to degenerate into something more cumbersome or lethal.
Okay, penny pincers are stupid. They want to go for the most "cost-effective" remedy even though the "inexpensive" solution will cost more later...
Take them down, Terry. We're cheerleading you.
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