Jose writes:

I think it was very prudent to activate the chute after an in-flight
discovery that you have a neurological problem that leads to blackouts
and physical weakness.

He didn't discover this until the hospital. He just discovered that
he had a blackout, and was a bit weak.

So he doesn't know it's a neurological problem. He *does* know that
*whatever it is* leads to blackouts and weakness, since he's just
experienced those.
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