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Retro News: Pratchett letter to The Times on Alzheimer’s (07 October 2008)

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In a letter to the Times in early October, Terry Pratchett reiterates his statements on the need for public recognition of Alzheimer’s. He writes:

Today, the Alzheimer’s Society publishes a new report, ‘Dementia: out of the shadows’…. I am calling for an end to the stigma and misunderstanding that surround this embuggerance of a condition….

New research shows that half of UK adults believe dementia is a condition plagued by stigma….

That’s why I’m calling for urgent investment in public awareness campaigns on dementia….

If we bring dementia out of the shadows, we can kill it.

Dementia: Out Of The Shadows can be found at the Alzheimer’s Society website.

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