TORONTO —
Beloved Canadian kids’s creator Robert Munsch says that he has been identified with dementia.
The 76-year-old revealed his well being points over the weekend, saying they’re “ongoing.”
“I can’t drive, I can’t trip a bicycle, I can’t write. So it’s been actually whittling away on who I assumed I used to be,” Munsch stated in a CBC radio interview.
CTVNews.ca reached out to Munsch for remark, however was instructed by Scholastic Canada his CBC look is the “solely interview he’s doing.”
The Guelph, Ont. author, initially born in Pittsburgh, is finest recognized for classics together with “The Paper Bag Princess,” “Love You Perpetually,” and “50 Under Zero,” amongst almost 100 others.
Munsch has been open about his well being prior to now, saying he has struggled with psychological well being and dependancy points most of his grownup life. He notes on his web site that he was identified as obsessive-compulsive and manic-depressive “a number of years in the past,” and has attended twelve-step restoration conferences for greater than 25 years.
Regardless of his dementia prognosis, Munsch stated he nonetheless remembers all of his tales.
“My tales, surprisingly sufficient, are all there,” Munsch stated. “The tales would be the final thing to go, I believe.”
He’s thought of certainly one of Canada’s most profitable authors with greater than 80 million copies bought in North America alone.
One among Munsch’s best-known books, “Love You Perpetually,” has bought greater than 30 million copies worldwide because it was revealed in 1986. One other widespread title, “The Paper Bag Princess,” has bought greater than seven million copies.
His books have been translated into 20 totally different languages.
Along with his notable books, Munsch can be a member of the Order of Canada, has a star on Canada’s Stroll of Fame in Toronto, and had two public faculties in Ontario named after him.
