2012-04-19, 07:45 AM
Keep in mind that one of the common side effects of a stroke is loss of boundaries; He could've been gay and completely repressed to the point of not even having realized it and had that repression blown to bits by this. The degree of change could be due to having only just found the freedom to explore who he wants to be rather than who he was raised to be.
Or it could just be severe brain damage has actually completely remapped his personality and preferences. It can happen. For all that people want to pretend that who they are is dependant on some force outside their physical bodies your brain contains the instructions that make you, you. Your brain stores your memories, and controls how they're processed, interpreted and acted upon in regards to the present. Muck with it enough and who you are can and will change.
We'll probably never know the truth of this one since it depends largely on bits we can't see, but it's not our life so it doesn't really matter either.
Or it could just be severe brain damage has actually completely remapped his personality and preferences. It can happen. For all that people want to pretend that who they are is dependant on some force outside their physical bodies your brain contains the instructions that make you, you. Your brain stores your memories, and controls how they're processed, interpreted and acted upon in regards to the present. Muck with it enough and who you are can and will change.
We'll probably never know the truth of this one since it depends largely on bits we can't see, but it's not our life so it doesn't really matter either.
It's not having what you want - It's wanting what you've got.