Ah, SG...would that it were true.
The folks here who have “dementia” are afraid to BE in public; the ones who have had strokes are afraid to FACE the public.
Unless you have lived with the elderly, and/or dealt with them on a daily basis, the mini/stroke victims pass unnoticed in society.
Ministrokes often leave nothing behind but a curiosity as to “what happened, just now?” or “why is my vision blurred and why am I so confused about it?”
(Ask me how I know...)
The reason I posted that was that I knew an elderly couple who had stroked around the same time. The lady’s speech was affected but she was cognizant, knew what was going on, and cried a lot. The husband’s stroke affected his mentation, but he was able to articulate, although his thought process was goofy. The physician explained the hemispheric phenomena to me. If you know you’re not computing, you don’t want to embarrass yourself in public. If you don’t realize you’re getting goofy, you don’t care about looking goofy in public. I’ve only seen it once, but it left a big impression. That probably doesn’t apply in this instance, but I thought it might be worth mentioning.
What are you doing up so late? I’m about ready to turn in.