Terry Jones of Monty Python fame has a nasty case of dementia

Cadiz Seagull

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• Sep 23, 2016

• #1

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37451043

Terrible shame, brillianty talented and funny man. Life of Brian is one of the funniest films ever.

 

Nathan

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• Sep 23, 2016

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Sad news. Life of Brian is one of my favourite films of all time.

Jones was quality in that and other stuff for Monty Python.

 

Nathan

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• Sep 23, 2016

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Green Cross Code Man

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• Sep 23, 2016

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Man oh man. That makes me really sad.

And +1 for the comments regarding the Life of Brian.

 

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MattBackHome

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• Sep 23, 2016

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What a shame - really really funny bloke.

 

Eeyore

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• Sep 23, 2016

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Great name from comedy. A real individual (err, I'm not).

 

brakespear

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• Sep 23, 2016

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That's sad to hear, very funny man and great director too, going on the evidence.

 

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W.C.

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• Sep 23, 2016

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Bugger, that makes me sad.

Michael Palin was on Adam Buxton's podcast the other day, if you haven't, give it a listen. Like a lot of us I suspect, AB was/is a big fan and listening him talk to Palin about the Life of Brian reminded me of how much of a nerd I was about it too. Watched the Holy Grail for the first time in many years too on the back of listening to that podcast.

 

symyjym

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• Sep 23, 2016

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I am sure he will tackle it with humour. I don't know much about dementia other than the wide spectrum of severity and it affects people at a different rate.

I've often wondered what it would be like if I lost my memory and the pro to it would be that I could watch all my favourite films as if it was the first time I watched them. Just stick me in a room with Terminator or some space or nature documentary on repeat and I would be fine in between being wheeled about for fresh air and a wash down.

 

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• Sep 23, 2016

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Really sad, a genuinely very nice man who I've been lucky enough to meet twice.

 

Motogull

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• Sep 23, 2016

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Dementia is evil enough without a 'severe' variant. My heart sunk when I read that.

 

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• Sep 23, 2016

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http://www.aphasia.org/aphasia-resources/primary-progressive-aphasia/

It sounds awful.

 

Worried Man Blues

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• Sep 23, 2016

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Wolf nipple chips

 

Alba Badger

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• Sep 24, 2016

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Terrible news. Month Python got me into comedy at a young age and I feel so sad for Him. Absolutely a hero of comedy

 

Thunder Bolt

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• Sep 24, 2016

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Motogull said:

Dementia is evil enough without a 'severe' variant. My heart sunk when I read that.

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Cheshire Cat said:

http://www.aphasia.org/aphasia-resources/primary-progressive-aphasia/

It sounds awful.

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There's a hundred different forms of dementia. Two of them are fatal, Alzheimer's & Picks Disease.