Garfunkel, Judy Collins and more recently by Brian Kennedy and Rumer. Illness In 1987, Ward was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). He continued to record and write songs while living at home, cared for by his wife, Pat. In 1994, Ward was interviewed by a local newspaper, the Wolverhampton Express & Star. He told reporter Aidan Goldstraw: "I have not and will not come to terms with this illness. There are times — usually quite late at night — when I'm almost normal again. But unless they find a cure for this dreadful MS, then I don't see a future". Ward recorded his eleventh and what would be his last new album, Julia and Other New Stories, crawling on all fours into his home-based recording studio to finish it. At around the same time, a stage musical, Shattered World, was produced as a tribute to him, based on his life and his battle against MS. Half of the songs were Ward's own, and half were numbers written by others about him. Death In November 2001, Ward contracted pneumonia and died in Tenbury Community Hospital a few weeks later on 18 December 2001. Discography Albums TV appearances Bibliography Bittersweet: The Clifford T. Ward Story, Dave Cartwright – Moonicorn Books (1999) – Cherry Red (2003) Clifford T. Ward: Complete Recordings Illustrated, A.P Sparke - APS Publications (2019) DVD Oh and By the Way - The Clifford T. Ward Story - Shotwize Motion Picture co. (2020) References External links Appreciation page by Peter Daltrey Official CTW Bandcamp page showcasing rare tracks The Official Facebook. Page of Clifford T.Ward : The Clifford T. Ward Project. Clifford T. Ward website 1944 births 2001 deaths English male singer-songwriters English male singers People from Stourport-on-Severn Charisma Records artists People with multiple sclerosis Deaths from pneumonia in England Dandelion Records artists 20th-century English singers Musicians from Worcestershire 20th-century British male singers People educated at King Charles I School Baroque pop musicians British folk rock musicians 20th-century English male writers