It has been known for some while now that the fantasy author Terry Pratchett is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. He has recently suggested he may have found God after years of atheism. The creator of the Discworld series has spoken of an unexplained experience shortly after his diagnosis with the condition. In an interview with News Review, the author also said: "It is just possible that once you have got past all the gods that we have created with big beards and many human traits, just beyond all that, on the other side of physics, there just may be the ordered structure from which everything flows." Pratchett had previously said that he "was rather an angry with God for not existing".

The 60-year-old  has sold more than fifty five million books believes he may be able to write another two or so books before his condition becomes too severe. He has also expressed his anger that some people of his age are considered too young to be treated with the drug Aricept on the NHS. The author has pledged more than £494,000 to to the Alzheimer’s Research Trust.