NOTHING FUNNY ABOUT DEMENTIA

I heard that if you have Alzheimer's disease you can hide your own Easter eggs. Ok, that's funny, but Alzheimer's disease isn't. My father had it. I have known others with it. There is nothing funny about it. 

 

I bring this up because of recent events concerning our new President. For years he has been known for gaffes. He has shown confusion many times in the past. Lately, however he has gotten worse.  During the campaign he basically showed the world that he was failing mentally. It was all excused as Joe just being Joe. Sadly, everything is pointing to a further failing of his capacity. And even in the face of this deterioration, he was still elected. 

 

How did the media allow this to go unreported? How did the American people vote for an individual who will probably not be able to function for a four year term? Remember now, we are talking about the office of the most powerful person in the world. Media from all over the world are beginning to notice now also.

 

I heard some comedians making jokes about his memory issues. Again, there is nothing funny about anybody suffering from dementia.

 

Now we all are facing a major problem. Harris, in my view, couldn't manage a girl scout troop, let alone preside over the American government. Not to worry though, waiting in the wings is that paragon of integrity and good judgement, Nancy Pelosi who, as you know, is number three in line of succession to the Presidency. Now do you understand the absolute necessity of putting the House in Republican hands in 2022? That would eliminate any possibility of Pelosi ever getting the job.

 

Biden is 78 years old and he shows every minute of those years. I refuse to make fun of his loss of brain function. It isn't funny, it's sad. What's worse though, is that he sits in the Oval Office as the most powerful individual in the world. That's not only sad, it's downright scary and the world is watching. 

 

It is obvious that he has handlers who control his actions and his speech, but he always seems to find a way of slipping up. It is only going to get worse. I have seen it up close and it is neither funny nor pretty.

 

I watched as my father sat at the table and played the table as if it were a piano. As a young man he actually played the piano. In his later years he was left with just a table. But I believe he heard piano music when he sat at that table. 

 

Alzheimer’s seems to be a curse of aging. It is a disease that doesn't get better. It only gets worse. People lose track of where they are and even who they are. In his final years my father was in a "secure" facility. That meant his movements were monitored and, in many ways, controlled. It worked for him but he was not the President. 

 

So, yes I am concerned. It is obvious that Biden is on a downhill slide mentally. I do not believe he will be able to function for four years in a demanding job like the presidency. During the campaign he was kept in the cellar.  I don't think they can keep him hidden now that he has been elected. He is out in the open for all the world to see. 

 

The people around him should be ashamed of themselves for their participation in this fiasco, but the real blame is on anyone in this country who voted for this guy. Shame on you. God help us all as we deal with this mess.

 

Ron Scarbro March 15, 2021, The Ides of March