• SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social
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      2 hours ago

      Somebody did an analysis of his speech, and found that his vocabulary has markedly decreased in recent years. That’s one of the signal early indicators of dementia. Even back in 2016, he was noticeably more articulate. Since then, several other symptoms of dementia have shown up: Memory issues, doctors concerned enough to do cognitive assessments, losing the ability to process metaphors, impulsivity, uncharacteristic swearing, and losing track of the passage of time.

    • Laurel Raven@lemmy.zip
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      7 hours ago

      It has noticeably gotten worse

      As bad as he was before, he didn’t prompt me to say “HUH?!?” every time he spoke then, but he definitely manages it every time now

    • vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works
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      20 hours ago

      He has always been an idiot but he isnt able to focus much anymore. Its hard to tell though since he was always running at half cylinder and is now running at a third.