We love one another. That has not changed. It is currently inconclusive as to whether he suffered a disection from clogged carradic arteries, possibly hardening of the arteries. Or if the arteries became clogged due to the disection. He had been smoking since 13 or so.
Tobacco is toxic, more than most folks realize.
He is not any less intelligent. He has simply lost his place in the world of language, of course it is more complex than that. The road is not paved and we have only just begun. I refuse to give up, so does he. With all of our knowledge we still know so little about the human brain in its ability to compensate, network and relearn.