I'm watching the Terry Pratchett documentary on BBC2 at the moment...
and I'm not ashamed to say that I'm bursting into tears every so often. He handles it with so much dignity and quiet humour, but is terrified and bewildered at the same time.
(The Empress it seems you CAN polish a turd!, Wed 4 Feb 2009, 21:44, 4 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

It's incredible isn't it?
He remains so eloquent and insightful verbally, yet the back of his brain is steadily closing down and affecting his visual processes.

What a guy.

Edit: that was incredible. Even if you don't read his books, I'd recommend watching it on iPlayer, and catching next week's episode on BBC2 at 9pm, with QI afterwards to make you smile.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 4 Feb 2009, 21:54, Reply)

To cheer myself up
I'm watching "The World's Most Enhanced Woman and Me".

I have no words...
(The Empress it seems you CAN polish a turd!, Wed 4 Feb 2009, 22:06, Reply)

www.b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post360921#qotw-post-360950
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 4 Feb 2009, 22:10, Reply)

alzheimer's disease
is the worst thing I've ever seen. lived with a man in college whose mother developed it and we took care of her until pretty much the end. she was a beautiful and tough woman who'd spit in the faces of the Nazis when they occupied Belgium. reduced to a creature so afraid she couldn't open her eyes, just laid on her bed pretending to be asleep. she had no understanding of the world left.

fuck if it doesn't still make me cry. RIP Martha. clearly it's time for a long walk.
( cackers, Wed 4 Feb 2009, 22:24, Reply)