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Phoenix61

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5. Dementia can work like that.

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Sat Aug 31, 2019, 12:20 PM

Aug 2019

Someone seems to be functioning well but they are actually making accommodations for what they can no longer do. Then they get to a tipping point when it starts to unravel very, very quickly. There was no doubt in my mind what was happening to Twitler from the moment I saw him use two hands to pick up a glass of water and take a drink. I saw my mom go through the same thing.

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Wow! See how Trump's speech has deteriorated since the election. [View all] Arkansas Granny Aug 2019 OP

I'm worried that if you watch too much of him it can actually Mike 03 Aug 2019 #1

Just like listening to country music. CaptYossarian Aug 2019 #2

That's just a ridiculous remark. cwydro Aug 2019 #4

You forgot Travis Tritt and Garth Brooks. Okay, you got me. CaptYossarian Aug 2019 #23

Lol, I love Garth. "Friends in Low Places" was my song for a while. cwydro Aug 2019 #24

Old Town Road is on President Obama's summer playlist. Croney Aug 2019 #9

That song was too smart for the country charts. They kicked it out. TeamPooka Aug 2019 #19

Really? PJMcK Aug 2019 #11

Yeah. 60 million of its listeners thought Trump was more qualified than that email lady. CaptYossarian Aug 2019 #22

Most music genres True Blue American Sep 2019 #27

Personally, I can't concentrate when I hear it. CaptYossarian Aug 2019 #21

lol Demovictory9 Aug 2019 #20

There is a sense of relief... Newest Reality Aug 2019 #3

There is a sense of this, but it's also very tense... Mike 03 Aug 2019 #6

Yes... Newest Reality Aug 2019 #8

Exactly! Well stated. Mike 03 Aug 2019 #10

That's another relief... Newest Reality Aug 2019 #12

Entropy, yes. Then I was thinking 'atrophy'. S**t happens. It's what's for dinner. sprinkleeninow Sep 2019 #29

Dementia can work like that. Phoenix61 Aug 2019 #5

I have no experience with dementia, but I've noticed a few things lately Arkansas Granny Aug 2019 #13

It's true I was thinking the same thing the other day when I saw an old clip of him. He is still UniteFightBack Aug 2019 #7

The back row is swaying to his droning. StarryNite Aug 2019 #14

This demonstrates how bad he is at reading off the teleprompter FakeNoose Aug 2019 #15

Good. rownesheck Aug 2019 #16

Stephen Miller has already volunteered. Girard442 Aug 2019 #18

Has he only had the one physical while in office? unitedwethrive Aug 2019 #17

Nice catch ck4829 Sep 2019 #25

Na. This is just how he's been when he reads from a teleprompter. Drunken Irishman Sep 2019 #26

I do not care True Blue American Sep 2019 #28