phoenix6315 t1_j5uufho wrote
Reply to comment by unbannabledan in An ALS patient set a record for communicating via a brain implant: 62 words per minute by esprit-de-lescalier
My dad had a specific form of ALS that presented with frontotemporal dementia. To this day, I don’t know if it was a blessing or a curse. He seemed to have a very limited understanding of what was happening and eventual outcomes.
Themasterofcomedy209 t1_j5xi4eo wrote
Probably both, my grandfather had dementia and while it’s definitely partially a blessing he had this carefree childlike state of mind, he was still aware chunks of his life were missing and couldn’t get them back
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