But there is, of course, an elephant in the room. Amyloidosis has no cure. Untreated, the average patient lives only 12 months after diagnosis, says Dennis Krysmalski, founder and CEO of the Amyloidosis Support Network. With treatment, patients survive an average of four years.
Jordan’s fans are full of sympathy, but also fright of a more personal and perhaps selfish kind. His readers have been following the lives of Rand, Egwene, Elayne, Mat, Nynaeve and Perrin for more than 16 years. Fans have shared their concerns on Web sites like Dragonmount, Theoryland and WOTmania. “Of course you wouldn’t ever wish a possibly terminal disease on anyone,” wrote one poster, codman25. “But what happens if he doesn’t finish the book?”
It’s a dangerous question. Most fans avoid posting such sentiments for fear of appearing tactless. Posters like codman25 are often chastised as insensitive by others who claim to care only for the well-being of Jordan and his family.
Jordan himself chuckles at these exchanges. He doesn’t mind if fans worry about his ability to finish the series. “I hope I finish the books too,” he says.
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