2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: None of these things matter, because I'm with Hillary. I'm with her. [View all]Dragonfli
(10,622 posts)traits, and the way such illnesses present (toned down a bit intellectually for our non-colleague minds of course, they were after all meant for laymen consumption). The entire reason I guessed as I did was based on such superficial knowledge and reading such articles written for public consumption by actual experts in those fields.
The reason I want professionals like those you played poker with, to do a proper, educated exam (by board certified specialists) is precisely because that would be the only way to prove it and perhaps stop a bit of death and mayhem due to medical disqualification.
I am not surprised by your account (the signs we are told in such articles to look for are all there), but I certainly feel vindicated in my harsh evaluation by your recollections of the discussion.
Thank you for relaying it to me!