re: My mom butchers names of everything. Is this the beginning of Alzheimer's?

I had a heart to heart with one of my best friends about this very thing 2 night ago.

I think there's something wrong with my dad. He does the EXACT same thing with names of places, stores, people, you name it. He also falls asleep out of fricking nowhere and doesn't eat much at all anymore.

He's also hilarious and thinks really fast on his feet. He still "has it" sometimes but I can tell he's just off now. I have to explain things to him more and more and he really spaces out at times almost every time we talk.

I've told my mom about it but she doesn't seem to notice. I only see him once every 3 months of so and she's with him every single day. So I think I can sense this change better than she can.

Your mom has a fan club-

To add to my first post, it seems like he doesn't have enough mental energy(is that a thing?) to stay locked in at times. I can usually tell before it happens, when he checks out, that is.

I'm no Alzheimer's expert, but my family is currently dealing with that horrible disease with my grandmother. I guess it can differ from case to case, but I would look for her repeating the same things, asking the same questions over and over again, things like that. It doesn't seem like just calling things by weird names itself is a sign of Alzheimer's, as those may just be the keywords she uses to remember those places, but if other symptoms like those I mentioned are showing up then you may consider having her see her doctor. Again, I am no expert, I just base this on my experience.

My dad does this ALL the time now. He'll call me about an Alabama commitment 2 or 3 times. "Hey did you see so and so committed?" Jesus Christ, dad. You've called me about this 3 times now.

He just got Shazam. He'll look on it and ask me to listen to a song that he's asked me to listen to multiple times already.

I'm definitely worried.

That's what I plan on talking to my mom about. He's the most caring/loving guy I've ever met in my entire life. So if we let him know that we're concerned, I think he'll be fine with going.

It seems to me that he knows something is off, and is embarrassed by it. I think it's why he sorta checks out and shuts people off now. I could easily be over thinking this, but better to be safe than sorry.

I appreciate the advice.