Rebecca Chopp was determined to make the best of her diagnosis. It was 2019, and neurologists had just confirmed that the University of Denver chancellor had Mild Cognitive Impairment or MCI due to Alzheimer’s disease. Chopp, who didn’t want to risk letting her condition affect work, stepped down from her job.
“It’s a big job, and what if I made a mistake?” Chopp recalls thinking. “Plus, whatever time I had left, I wanted to be with my husband and friends and do things I hadn’t done.”
Questions about Chopp’s cognitive health first surfaced when she got lost driving to a regular checkup with her doctor. At the appointment, she told the doctor about it. Chopp also mentioned that she was sleeping more than usual, after years of not needing much sleep. The doctor recommended Chopp undergo some cognitive testing…