I remember King was doing a very rare special and he talked about
dealing with macular degeneration.  But would that necessarily stop
him from writing?  He could dictate into a machine, not the same of
course, but if he still wants to write he doesn't have to just stop.

His style is definitely different since the accident too.

Cassie

On 5/11/05, Sandra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> RE:BTW - A work colleague has mentioned that King is in the process of
> writing his last one or two books. Ths being due to him going blind as a
> result of substance abuse whilst he was a kid. Is this true?
> 
> Actually I've read that he has (depending on the article) Macular
> Degeneration or Stargardt Macular Dystrophy  which can both lead to
> blindness over time.  Neither are caused by substance abuse but rather by
> heredity.
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