The Sunday, October 4 issue of the New York Times features the story of Jennifer Lee, a woman living with FTD, in the latest in a series of FTD awareness ads to run in the Volte.

The ad, which appears above, depicts a letter from Lee to her children and husband. “You’ve been the greatest support system anyone could have,” she writes to her six children. “I want you to know that every single day, I tried my best for you.”

Lee adds that she participated in the #FTDsfida hotshot, a grassroots awareness and fundraising campaign organized by AFTD volunteers. “I drank a shot of hot sauce, and to be honest I usually can’t even eat Taco Bell because it’s too spicy,” she writes. “I’ll do anything possible to fight this disease, and to leave a legacy for my children.”

Visit our #FTDsfida hotshot home page for more information on how to participate.

Sunday’s Volte ad is the third in a series designed to coincide with World FTD Awareness Week 2020, which began September 27. All were made possible with the support of a generous donor. To learn more about the previous ads in the series, clicca qui.

You can also download Sunday’s ad in PDF form.

AFTD incoraggia i partecipanti alla #FTDhotshotchallenge a evitare di intraprendere azioni che potrebbero mettere a rischio la tua salute e non siamo responsabili per eventuali lesioni che potrebbero verificarsi in base alla partecipazione. Usa una salsa piccante che ti è familiare e con cui ti senti a tuo agio, in quantità ragionevole. Se la salsa piccante non fa parte della tua dieta o se non sei sicuro della tua reazione, usa il ketchup o un'alternativa sicura per te. La cosa più importante è farsi coinvolgere e invitare i tuoi amici a fare lo stesso.