I think anyone diagnosed with a disease as devastating as Alzheimer's is going to question the funding it receives to research a cure. As with most things in life, you never really even consider it until you are personally effected by it.
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I'm not convinced that this is anything to do with his illness.
The list is supposedly drawn up by the Queen, but of course there is now way that it's all done personally.
I would imagine this type of thing to be organised by her personal aides and the civil service.
Neither of which would be too predisposed to keep the government sweet.
So hopefully he got this on merit because his work deserves it.
Well done Sir Terry.
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