Putin falls down the stairs. Really?

Ever since the war in Ukraine began, the stories of Vladimir Putin being ill with cancer or Parkinon's disease or both have proliferated in the West. Every time he coughs or his hand shakes or he appears to stumble, media reports suggest he is on his way out and that he is prosecuting the war in Ukraine as his final fling of hatred towards his neighbour in particular and towards the West in general. It may all be true. Some pictures of him in recent months have certainly shown him looking very puffy and shakey. But no one truly knows. Now there are new reports that he has fallen down the stairs at his residence and had to be picked up by his ever-watchful bodyguards. Again I have no idea whether this is true or someone having a laugh. But the one thing that may give it authenticity is that the report appeared on the Telegram social media platform and was allegedly sourced to one of Putin's bodyguards. If a bodyguard is rushing to Telegram every time Putin blows his nose then this shows one thing - that his bodyguards are not all 100 per cent loyal to him. This must be worrying for Putin who has enough troubles to face right now. The falling-down-the-stairs report has added to the general image of Putin as a leader in a state of desperation. If this is the case then there are two possible outcomes in the next few months: Putin facing total humiliation sues for peace, or he struggles on and continues to batter Ukraine to extinction. Knowing Putin's background and his paranoia I fear the second option is the most likely, especially if he makes a habit of falling down the stairs.