The New York Times spoke with Frailty about what is happening to President Biden

When did the President apologize to the American people? The story of how he lost his battle with dementia and his role in the care of older adults

Over the past week, people have been pondering whether they missed signs of what was going on with Mr. Biden and whether they were tricked. Americans are suddenly engaged in a speculative conversation about whether the President is physically and mentally fit to lead the country and whether they can trust his self-assessment. It would be interesting to see if it would mean for a person who can no longer speak or debate to get back up. There are various stories of problems with memory, sleep and confusion that have come to light since he appeared at the debate.

He was asking Americans to see themselves in him and to recognize his debate performance as both an aberration from and a continuation of who he has always been: a person who may suffer and stumble but whose ambition, commitment and confidence in himself have provided a backstop of resilience against insult and injury.

I specialize in the care of older adults, as a geriatrician. Other viewers saw that the president tried to stand up for what he had done but that he had declined since the State of the Union address he gave a few months earlier.