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[–] 1 point 11 months ago (8 children)

he knows, he just isn’t saying.

“It’s impossible for him not to know what the MRI was focused on. He can choose not to say. But it doesn’t pass the smell test to say he had no idea,” Mr Cillizza said.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    He has no memory of the MRI or even seeing the doctor. People around him talk about a thing that happened and he makes up a story about it because he has no idea what they are talking about.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (2 children)

    possibly… or he doesn’t want to tell the public about his health problems so he can seem stronger….
    he’s definitely fading mentally but i think he would remember an MRI machine… it’s not a simple process

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    he doesn’t want to tell the public about his health problems so he can seem stronger

    So either he doesn't remember the MRI, or his actual condition is worse than people thinking he does not remember the MRI.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    The smell test is literally a test for dementia.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (2 children)

    that’s not what the quoted author was referring to when they wrote “smell test”

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