A Former Prosecutor’s Journey With Mild Cognitive Impairment

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A Former Prosecutor’s Journey With Mild Cognitive Impairment

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Former trial attorney Dale Rivard, 64, shares his story of living fully with a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment.
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@cg00000 4 ай бұрын

Got my diagnosis of Amnestic MCI maybe 6 months ago. After the fmg PET scan, I read the radiology report and in plain english said it indicates AD. I was devastated. And alone. My husband passed many years ago, so I'm on this journey alone. When going to these appts they say bring someone who knows you.... no one does. I just couldn't believe my demise would be losing my mind. Had a flood of emotions of things I'll never do or see. Also told not to drive. But my docs just left me with no info....just "see you next year" whew, Glad to hear from someone who has it and will talk about it.

@marthabille8193 2 ай бұрын

This fellow probably doesn’t realize what a beautiful service he is providing in this podcast! Thank you so much❤

@susanmann5286 Жыл бұрын

I'll bet this gentleman was a formable opponent in the courtroom! I was diagnosed with MCI about two months ago. This video has helped me more than anything I have come across so far! If you read this, thank you!

@walidsarwary Жыл бұрын

How old are you

@walidsarwary 11 ай бұрын

You have adhd not mci , adhd always get confused as MCI

@susanmann5286 11 ай бұрын

@@walidsarwary I did not diagnosis myself with MCI. My neuro-psych did. I had never heard if MCI before that happened. Thank you for your comment.

@walidsarwary 11 ай бұрын

@susanmann5286 but adhd and mci are similar go to youtube type working memory and adhd and read the comment section what other people say about their memory mci often overlap with adhd symptoms . By the way how old are you.

@jeanbortner448 3 ай бұрын

I was recently diagnosed and listening to your positivity is very inspiring. I am caretaking my mother with alzheimer’s and am devastated. Thank you for your beautiful positive light!

@anniezion Жыл бұрын

What a lovely man and what a horrible disease. I noticed at the beginning when talking about his work, he spoke very well, then, when talking about the diagnosis, the difficulties that comes with it, it gets more difficult finding the words. It could of course also be due to getting that fog he talks about or just tiredness. He's clearly a very intelligent man and also very likeable. Hope you are doing fine and are still pretty stable Mr Rivard🌸

@mademsoisellerhapsody Жыл бұрын

Thanks for speaking about this. Hope Dale is still singing 🎵🎶

@tracychapman826 Жыл бұрын

I'm just watching this video from London I've recently been diagnosed with mci its so frightening you feel really alone and people treat you different because they don't think your all there and the thought that it turns to dementia is so frightening there's no treatment I take antidepressants as the doctor said to carry on with I'm 61 and never thought it would happen to me.

@bell10877 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your story. Its very important.

@deborahwainwright4597 Жыл бұрын

wonderful. Thank you for sharing.

@lehcarogarp7176 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for being so brave and sharing your story. It's terrible that people know so little about MCI & Alzheimer's. So many people do a "disappearing act" once we are diagnosed. Just look at the number of views - just 651 in 6 months. Meanwhile, it's estimated that nearly 500,000 new cases of Alzheimer's disease will be diagnosed this year. That includes myself. Thank you for sharing your story. I hope others are inspired by your bravery and openness.

@worldrampchris Жыл бұрын

I am a 57 year old father of 2 (16 and 12) and I can relate so well. I have been diagnosed with MCI recently and I appreciate his thoughts.

@walidsarwary7626 6 ай бұрын

sorry to know about your mci , do you know at what age mci become dementia

@kathyf7862 6 ай бұрын

What a huge blessing for me!! My husband has MCI and isn't as open about it. This helps me so much. Thank you!

@ingridhamilton7746 2 жыл бұрын

What a great human being he is And truly evolved…. and what a fantastic Mensch you are for postng this and helping us all to feel we are one

@lindidischler1094 11 күн бұрын

I am 52 years old living with early onset Alzheimer’s disease

@lindidischler1094 11 күн бұрын

I’m 52 years old living with early onset Alzheimer’s disease

@joemurphy710 11 ай бұрын

Since the age of 43, I’ve been told it’s menopause… docs really need to stop this. At 55, I was diagnosed with white hyperintensities and central vertigo. I’m now foggy and dizzy and lose so many words.

@walidsarwary7626 6 ай бұрын

do you have mild cognitive impairment ? and at what age mild cognitive impairment become dementia

@sharonboehm5296 Жыл бұрын

im so glad Dale mentioned his faith - it gave me strength.

@EmilyAdams_theAltaCreative 2 жыл бұрын

Very brave man. You can tell he’s really had to cope and wow. I’m amazed at his courage. My mom has dementia and I had this thought that she used her brain more in the fewer years she had all her faculties than most people ever do. Seem like this man definitely appreciated his intellect and used it robustly. So that’s a positive.

@meandcadasil7093 Жыл бұрын

Dale, good on you for sharing your journey - much appreciated. Hope that we can see more people with MCI or even early stage dementia sharing their lived experiences to help address the stigma, the incorrect perceptions, the fear and anxiety, the misunderstandings and ignorance that so often surrounds these issues. I was diagnosed in 2006 (aged 42) with CADASIL (a genetic degenerative neurological disease) the may lead to MCI and dementia. I’m currently 58 with very mild short term memory issues but have had several strokes (an inherent feature of moderate to severe CADASIL) which has left me with some mild left-sided disability. Hope you are keeping well Dale (and such a great attitude you have). 🙂

@MeHere650 Жыл бұрын

I wonder how he’s doing today 7/3/2023?

@BautistaIsolina52 4 ай бұрын

I appreciate learning about the journey of MCI. Blessed ❤

@judyfeldman1315 3 ай бұрын

Careblazers and Teepa Snow are essential for helping successfully dealing with all forms of dementia patients.

@arnoldgibbs3089 3 ай бұрын

Maybe you should just live your life without over worrying. The reason I say this is 20 years ago I was told I had Pick’s disease with a short life expectancy of approximately 1 to 2 years. 14:34 They were wrong. I am talking Penn, not Joe schlock medical clinic. I hate to say this about incompetence but it is a reality. Not all the time or every doctor, but enough to mess your life up . Maybe you should learn to walk if you can’t bike safely and take one day at a time. All the best.

@jayaprakashrao7535 2 жыл бұрын

Mr Dale very strong, courageous person.....Look into Keto diet which is a low carb, high saturated fat diet and involves Intermittent fasting...This diet has helped a good number of people...Sugar, esp fructose is quite damaging to the brain...

@janetbelsky Жыл бұрын

Dale-- I write textbooks in lifespan development and I was just diagnosed with MCI... But taking a larger view, we developmentalists ( people who GENERALLY explore normal aging and look more globally at cognition), understand that there is a whole category of intelligence called crystallized skills, vocabulary, world knowledge, and most important, general expertise in a field (and of course in life), that don't decline with age ... The tests that are typically given in a standard medical related cognitive assessment measure mainly "fluid intelligence"--memory., speed of processing information.. And these are the very mechanical skills that decline most as we grow old. So knowing what I know, in response to my diagnosis I've decided to continue to do what I've loved for my whole adult life-- teaching people about the lifespan... I believe--and the science backs me up-- that I'm just as smart as I always was in the ways that really COUNT. And that having trouble finding words or remembering names is only one small component of what makes a really intelligent human being. Your ability to beautifully articulate your life shows me that you still have your lawyerly conceptualization gifts in spades. And, whether you decide to show these gifts in other ways or not, I want you to know that you are a VERY INTELLIGENT person.... and I'm kinda on a warpath to tell people like you and me to not "go gently into the good night" . Best of luck to you and everyone else reading this! Janet belsky (I'm the author of Experiencing the lifespan)

@lindidischler1094 11 күн бұрын

I am living with early onset Alzheimer’s disease😊

@julio7842 Жыл бұрын

At what point should a conservatorship be considered?

@susanc.3771 10 ай бұрын

I'm so glad I watched this. I am 63 and was diagnosed with cognitive impairment about three years ago (I don't recall the neurologist using the term 'mild' in his diagnosis). I can relate to some of the things discussed. I am bothered by vocabulary issues, sometimes it feels like brain fog and other problems. Fortunately, I function pretty well and I am still able to drive. I went for two years in between neurology visits (because of the pandemic) and when I went back he said my test score was the same as the first time. He said I didn't need to come back unless things got worse. My mom has Alzheimer's and her brother died from it. Although my neurologist said that it doesn't necessarily mean I will get it, I still have concerns.

@lorraineophoff4984 Жыл бұрын

Talk about your balance problem more. How was that related to mild cognitive impairment. I haven’t heard that that was a symptom , but know someone started seeing neurologist because of balance issues, but he said tested for Ataxia, but some PET scan and CFS showing biomarkers for Alzheimer’s but the Dr said Alzheimer’s doesn’t cause balance issues, so he won’t diagnose the person with AD.