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2. My uncle was one of those who suffered mental retardation

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 07:49 PM

Sep 5

thanks to the measles. He was stuck all his life in a mental age of 4-8 yo. Instant gratification was everything in his life; nothing else would do. Life was not pleasant, even if you knew the reason for all the disruption, but especially for us young kids.

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Measles is making a comeback: Can we stop it? [View all] struggle4progress Sep 5 OP

Of course we can stop it, we did before, just need to get our head out of our ass and our phone. walkingman Sep 5 #1

My uncle was one of those who suffered mental retardation slightlv Sep 5 #2