"There's about 50 stories, the cherished Canadian children's author said. When I'm dead, they'll still be putting out Robert Munsch books. Munsch, 80, shared the news in a recent interview with CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault at his home in Guelph, Ont. an interview he called his "last hurrah." His plan is for about one book a year to be edited and illustrated after he's gone."
"Munsch revealed in a recent interview with the New York Times, published in September, that he's been approved for medical assistance in dying (MAID) when the time is right. He's been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and dementia, which he said he's managing, despite the toll they've taken. I tell people I'm fine. I'm not fine, he said. I fall down, I forget words.... I can't walk more than two blocks."
Robert Munsch, 80, has roughly 50 unpublished stories and plans call for about one new book a year to be edited and illustrated after his death. He expects posthumous publications to continue the Munsch catalogue. He has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and dementia and has been approved for medical assistance in dying (MAID) for when the time is right. He said he is managing symptoms but experiences falls, word-finding difficulty and limited walking ability. His wife of 53 years, Ann, described his decision as facing life head-on and supported his choice.
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