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Signed novel raises £760 for Alzheimer’s Society

29 December 2008 (13:30) Moist von Lipwig Alzheimer's Discworld Books Terry Pratchett News News Archives

Terry Pratchett donated a signed copy of Making Money to an auction for the New Forest branch of the Alzheimer’s Society. The book was auctioned off for £760.

This article quotes Terry Pratchett as saying, “I am, along with many others, scrabbling to stay ahead long enough to be there when the cure comes along…. It is a shock to find out that funding for Alzheimer’s research is just 3% of that to find cancer cures.”

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  • Jo Gillespie:

    great to see money being raised for Alzheimer’s research, if anyones interested i recently started a myspace group to help raise awareness.
    http://groups.myspace.com/DonateForPratchett
    everyone can do their part, even if its only a pound =]

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