I just want to go on record as saying that just because someone is ill, it's unwise to say they cannot speak what they feel they need to say. People who are ill should have the same freedoms to speak that those that are well have. Else, we face issues with people being able to speak truth to power that can control/mute them/impose treatment. We risk not hearing people who need our help when we mute the ill.
I completely understand that we would all feel more comfortable had Henrik not spoken out - even if his perceptions were driven by his illness. We's also feel more comfortable had he been muted.
But I would argue his need to speak helped him feel control over what was to him an increasingly chaotic world Instead, I think the press might have had more restraint.
My father died of dementia and it was not pretty. But to the end, I stood hard and fast for his choice in making decisions about his care and having opinions about people around him. It was HIS life, after all. And trust me, his willingness to share his version of reality with any and everyone was a challenge. But who was I to tell him he had to be silent? Even after his message became nasty, ugly and inconvenient?
Granted, the press cared less about my Dad, but he was able to smear all the family a number of times to all who knew us. Which was inconsequential, given all he did for us during his life. Setting aside our egos to support him in meaningful ways was the least we could do. I see Henrik's wife doing the same thing.
In my Dad's case, it helped him cope with all his mental and physical issues when he felt in control and nasty. In hindsight, I have realized that he thought throwing the blame elsewhere kept scrutiny (which he could not handle) off himself. My Dad is.was/not the only person with dementia for which this is true. I see similarities in Henrik.
I have gone on too long, so I will stop. I just ask everyone to be generous with all people with dementia or dealing with a loved one with dementia. It can be an unrelentingly cruel disease with really tough choices. Try to be openminded about how people respond. Try to see the "love" in how people respond, rather than weigh how the response fits how you might have done things. There are no great choices sometimes with this disease.