#embuggerance

[thirdthoughtz]

Terry Pratchett’s novels may have held clues to his dementia a decade before diagnosis, our new study suggests

The author’s vocabulary narrowed a decade before diagnosis – a clue that could transform early dementia detection.

This is a little sad, because its about the embuggerance, but if Terry's works help provide another avenue for early detection, I'm sure he would both be proud and grateful.

Mind how you go.

[featherless-falling]

Embuggerance

British, military, slang Any obstacle (natural or artificial) that gets in the way of progress.

[aquitainequeen]

Had an assessment day today for a potential job. One of the group exercises was 'Famous People on a Sinking Ship; who gets kicked off?' We'd chosen our respective idols - John Simpson, J.R.R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, Tim Burton and me, Terry Pratchett - and had to argue our case.

Somehow, I managed to reason to myself and everyone else that, despite my stellar work in raising awareness of Alzheimer's, starting charities for orangutans and (or perhaps because of) championing assisted suicide, I should take the plunge. After all, I'd be taking the 'embuggerance' with me.

This does not bode well for my mental outlook or my future career prospects.

[wickedcoolwords-blog]

Any obstacle (natural or artificial) that gets in the way of progress