Could Donald Trump have Alzheimer’s? |

As someone who’s been affected by Alzheimer’s disease, I know how difficult it is on everyone involved. It’s challenging, takes patience and is demanding. It’s sad watching a loved one lose a sense of reality. The only thing caregivers can do is create the best environment possible and love them. I remember how terrifying it was when my mother got the call that her father had wondered off and was found walking aimlessly on a busy highway because he was lost.

But along the way there were early signs from my grandfather.

And I’m not saying Donald Trump has Alzheimer’s or some other form of dementia, but some of his behavior has been curious over the last year or so. It’s created two basic camps: What’s wrong with this guy and God I love him. And over the course of campaigning he’s demonstrated certain symptoms that closely resemble signs of Alzheimer’s disease.

Trump released a letter stating he will be the ‘healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency. And while other candidates have released letters from their doctors which attest to their mental state, Trump has not. He’ll turn 70 years old on Election Day 2016. Here’s a look at some of the basic symptoms and you can diagnose for yourself:

MEMORY LOSS – There’s plenty of examples, but you need not look any further than the David Duke comments. “So I don’t know. I don’t know—did he endorse me, or what’s going on?” Trump said in a recent CNN interview. “Because I know nothing about David Duke; I know nothing about white supremacists.” But he’s on the record of knowing Mr. Duke in a statement reported by The New York Times in 2000. And he also indicated days before at a press conference and said, “David Duke endorsed me? Okay, all right. I disavow, okay?”

POINTLESS REPETITION OF WORDS – If you watch any of the debates or television interviews you’ll notice there’s a constant use of the same words. When asked about policies he has continually discussed poll numbers—repeating the same results over and over again.

SLEEPLESSNESS – Judging from his Twitter rants it appears that some nights he doesn’t sleep.
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EASILY AGITATED – One of the symptoms is becoming easily upset. Donald has always portrayed a thick skin, but in recent debates he’s felt treated unfairly from Meghan Kelly. Or the other candidates pointing out inconsistencies in his comments are met with a barrage of insults.

BEHAVIOR – This may include all politicians, but common symptom for frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a lack of self-awareness. They show behavior that is rigid, bizarre and socially inappropriate like or defending his penis size on CNN.

HERDITARY – Donald Trump’s father Fred Trump suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for six years. He became sick with pneumonia before his death in 1999. Those who have a parent with Alzheimer’s are more likely to develop the disease.

All he really has to do is take a MMSE/Folstein Test and release the results.

The bad news: I might be sued by Trump today.
The good news: He won’t remember it tomorrow.