I really think it does affect the brain. My kid is one of the most empathetic people I’ve ever come across, so yeah, I do suspect brain damage.

My sister (who is antivax/antimask) attends a huge antimasker megachurch in person multiple times a week, and has now ended up in the hospital getting monoclonal antibodies three times due to her high-risk heart condition. She’s already given my parents Covid once and I fully expect her to do it again. It’s a bit of a moot point since we’re already estranged, but if she kills one or both of my parents, that will close the door to any reconciliation. I can’t pretend that she wasn’t their killer.