Best-selling author Terry Pratchett has described how writing books is becoming increasingly difficult following his Alzeimer’s diagnosis.
The Discworld author said his typing was no longer as fast and his spelling had become erratic.

Pratchett, 60, was diagnosed with a rare form of the disease called posterior cortical atrophy, which refers to shrinkage of the back of the brain.

People suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer’s can experience memory lapses and have difficulty finding the right words.
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