I don't like the sound of this.
Forgetting the name of a thing is normal at Rush’s age. You start to worry when you forget how to actually use something or even if you forget what something you can’t recall the name of is for.
Sometimes, deflecting to another topic or sub-topic relaxes the mind just enough that the first item you’re searching for just pops up.
I knew someone who got to the point in her 70s where she kept trying to make phone calls on a TV remote and then complained the phone wasn’t working. That ended in dementia.
I’m 73. Have these little brain farts often. They resolve themselves.
Most people who get these "senior moments" don't get dementia. The other day I couldn't remember 'malaria' for a minute. But I've had these all my life. I couldn't remember names when I was younger. Sometimes of people I knew for years. Still that way many years later.
http://www.webmd.com/brain/news/20140310/senior-moments-dont-seem-to-lead-to-dementia-for-most
One thing that happens with aging can be a decrease in hours of sleep, which in turn, among other things, causes memory problems. I used to need 8 hours of sleep and could easily go longer. Somewhere about 5 years ago, I started sleeping 6-1/2 hours or less.
Even if I spent an 8 to 10 hour day shoveling dirt or mulch or putting on a roof or clearing a fence line or putting up drywall for the same length time and for day after day. Yes, I worked a bit slower, and I was dead tired at the end of the day. 6 hours of sleep later, I wake up without an alarm and I physically feel OK. The odd thing is that I'm usually not very tired. It makes me less sharp, no doubt.
Keep active physically and mentally and you'll be OK. Rush isn't big on physical but he reads and thinks through complex scenarios on a daily basis.
Aging is a damned weird thing. I told someone, "It doesn't sneak up on you. It's a series of muggings."
Hint: don't mess up your back! Twice!
Shady Pines Rush.
What are you thinking? The concern?