I am taking care of my mom with Alzheimer’s 24/7. Hillary does NOT have dementia (yet). It would be too difficult to repeat what they are saying into her earpiece for her to pull it off to look like she is talking normally. She is very careful to complete her sentences sounding as normal as she can. She speaks one phrase and pauses and then completes the thought. While it is obvious she is being coached, with each “well-written phrase” coming out of her mouth as the she is reading it, then another, it would be too difficult to pull off if your memory was too impaired.
She may have a condition that leads to dementia but she really can pull off an appearance. My guess is that she is drugged due to the seizure or motor issue, and that makes it impossible to sound normal or to speak cogently. So she needs the wire. But it isn’t easy to give a speech from a wire. And she is doing it.
She will be wearing a wire at the debates too. We need to think of ways to trip up that system. Trump would be seen as horrible if he insisted on checking her for earpieces. But maybe there is a way to mess up their little system.
So sorry about your Mom. I took care of my Mom, she had Parkinsons for about eight years.
So far, Trump has been playing this exactly right. If he were to make any comment at all about her health, or worse still, a sarcastic remark, it would give the media exactly what they want - an excuse to divert attention away from Hillary's obvious medical issues, and focus instead on Donald Trumps' "mean spirited and insensitive remarks." However, Trump refuses to speculate on Hillary's condition, and instead wishes her well and says he hopes she feels better. The media can't do anything negative with that.
There are different kinds of dementia. When someone has Alzheimer’s the dementia is all the time. With other types of dementia, a person can be okay some of the time. My mother-in-law only had dementia when she was dehydrated. My father had Parkinson’s and the only time he had dementia was when his meds wore off. The problem with Parkinson’s is that the meds wear off at different rates depending on what is going on. It can be hard to judge when to give the doses to keep the person lucid. Hil has multiple issues, so it is hard to tell what is going on with her.