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[–]buffalo_fart_the_IV 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

thats not dementia. i do believe hes slipping but real dementia is a mess and he wouldn't even be able to read. they might have him on uppers or downers to control the symptoms.

[–]chottohen 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Hunter is slippin' him something and once in a while it kicks in.

[–]883xl 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

There are different etiologies of dementia; dementia is just an umbrella term. Dementia is progressive but it can present differently from person to person and depending on the etiology of the dementia. (IE just because he can still read doesn't actually rule out dementia) Diagnosis is clinical usually with serial moca tests (or via autopsy). I think there's a strong case that he does have dementia; there's nothing to rule it out.