Terry Jones had left nothing to chance. Shortly after the diagnosis which announced to him that he suffered from frontotemporal dementia (DFT), the Monty Python had decided, after a discussion with his family and his doctor, to donate his brain to science.
The family of the actor, screenwriter and director of the cult troupe confirmed to the Daily Telegraph that the Institute of Neurology at University College London had received the organ, taken immediately after his death. This donation will advance research on this rare form of the disease, which affects 4.6 million new patients each year and is constantly increasing.
The good cause
The first signs of dementia appeared at Terry Jones during the rehearsals of the Monty Python reformation performances in 2014. The actor, always very professional, had trouble remembering his lines. He was diagnosed some time later. Aware that his illness was irreversible, he had immediately taken steps to ensure that his death was not in vain.
“The number of things we have learned from studying the brain is phenomenal. With technology, we can now find out what's going on in each cell. We can also make sure that the diagnosis was correct, ”said Professor Thomas Warner, neurologist, to the Telegraph .
Culture
Terry Jones, co-founder of Monty Python, is dead
Culture
VIDEO. Terry Gilliam suffers from seeing Terry Jones decline because of his illness
- Monty Python
- Health
- Video
- science