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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Cognitive decline during the aging process means some people get more impulsive and lose their social filter. That's when you see who was harboring uncharitable thoughts all this while and keeping it to themselves!

It's sad when it happens to your own parent, not just because you bear the brunt of it, but also because much cognitive functioning is inherited, so you are more likely to become that way yourself.

I'm watching my father decline right now, and knowing his two parents had dementia, I'm really hoping my genes have reassorted and I won't succomb to dementia in my 70s.
[b]My mother has MS, and it affects her thinking,[/b] so all in all, I'm not favored in the genes department![/quote]

Can you elaborate on this? I have a sibling with well managed MS who is really negative and suspicious of people, but functions. It's hard to be around her because she complains so much about others and doesn't see her contribution and she goes on the attack easily. I actually was fascinated by Megan Markle's sisters' need to attack in such an immature and nasty way because it reminded me of my sibling. It is isn't even about whether MM is a decent person, but why on earth would you want to be so public with disdain (though I guess in that case part of it was profit). My sibling will also try to publically shame and humiliate people, but on a smaller scale. My point with this is, I always thought it was just personality, but now I wonder if it's how MS impacts the brain. It's hard for me to listen to her because it's such a dark way to see people.[/quote]

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