My sister in law has Vascular Dementia (non-stroke). A recent MRI of her head shows massive depletion of the gray matter. Her neurologist says it is typical progression of the condition and not unusual for her age.
Her symptoms, over the years, have been exactly the same as pelosi's. Initial struggles to remember names and events. Then malaprops in speech and inability to maintain continuity in a conversation. In later stages she now expresses frustration then anger at not being able to communicate the way she knows she was able to.
Her initial age of onset of symptoms was in her mid 70's
....Looks like a duck...quacks like a duck...
I could dig up some of her TV press conferences from the 80s or 90s and compare them to resent press conferences to make an informed judgement.
But I do not feel like subjecting myself to that kind of mental torture.
Self-flagellation went out with the Black Death and I don’t think that any of my sins warrant such penance.