Donna Williams, 1963-2017

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30 Apr 2017, 4:59 pm

https://blog.donnawilliams.net/2017/04/30/vale-polly-samuel-aka-donna-williams-1963-2017/

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30 Apr 2017, 8:26 pm

Why is she called Polly?

How did she die? Cancer?

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01 May 2017, 1:41 am

She had breast cancer first discovered in 2011 that had metastasized.

Below is a link to a Podcast I had originally posted back in January as well as a brief summery of why she was important
Podcast - KPFR Interview With Donna Williams

Those of us have accept our autism as more then a horrible curse owe her a debt of gratitude. Inspiring is an overused term, but how she publically faced her terminal illness was inspiring.

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02 May 2017, 3:05 am

Very sad news. Donna Williams was the first person I came across in autism literature and one of the best to articulate her world. I am very honoured to have had a number of nice conversations with her and she will truely be missed.

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04 May 2017, 2:54 pm

i loved her books so much and i read them all.i will miss her greatly

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05 May 2017, 11:38 am

She will be missed greatly.

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