Cul de Sac creator Richard Thompson has announced on his blog that he is taking a 3-4 weeks hiatus from the strip to start a physical therapy session for those with Parkinson’s disease.
Well, I’m taking some time off. Some more time off, three or four weeks. I’m about to start a program of physical therapy sessions designed for people with Parkinson’s. I’ve only been in for an evaluation, but the therapy largely consists of big, exaggerated movements and sweeping silly walks that will so embarrass your body that it’ll start behaving itself, I hope. Also I’ll learn ten ways to defeat a mugger by falling on him.
Garry Trudeau likened daily newspaper comics to a public utility that delivers its service so regularly that any interruption is seen as some kind of major systems failure. .Though well aware of this, the kind folks at Universal Press have been greatly supportive and urged me to do whatever I needed to do. So I’m’a gonna.
Richard was diagnosed with the disease in 2009.
God awful disease Richard. I wish you only the very best
Hope the therapy works well. Good luck!
Richard – Best of luck to you and here’s to hoping you have the sweepingest, silliest and embarrassingest experience of anyone.
I KNOW you can do it. xoxo, d
Richard, Know that you have a LOT of people sending good thoughts your way… Wishing you the very best, Sir!
It would be a month after the Parkinson’s therapy we would see new Cul De Sac strips.
All the best to you Richard.