Dr. Fauci Discusses COVID-19 Vaccine, Dementia Care with NAPA Council
Dr. Anthony Fauci talked about the importance of the COVID-19 vaccine as it relates to persons with dementia during a January 25 meeting of the National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA)…
Read MoreFor Woman Living with FTD, a Renewed Purpose During Pandemic
Pam McElreath, who was diagnosed with FTD in 2017, shared her story of finding a renewed sense of purpose amid the COVID-19 pandemic in an article published in Everyday Health…
Read MorePrimary Progressive Aphasia Not Linked to Memory Loss, Study Shows
A new study has found that people diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia (PPA) may not experience memory loss as the disease progresses. PPA, one of the FTD disorders, affects language…
Read MoreAFTD Partners with “Remember Me” Podcast for 10th Anniversary of With Love Campaign
For the 10th anniversary of our With Love campaign, AFTD is collaborating with the Remember Me podcast in a month-long series that will amplify the voices of those touched by…
Read MoreHelp & Support: Grief and the FTD Journey
No matter where you are within your journey, FTD can bring about complicated feelings of grief and loss that may be difficult to recognize, process, and explain to others who…
Read MoreJanuary’s Volunteer of the Month: Doreen Putnam
January’s volunteer of the month is Doreen Putnam. In 2014, after hearing a young woman talk about her late husband’s FTD journey, Doreen was so moved she decided to volunteer…
Read MoreWords of Encouragement: Remembering Our Joy
by Tom Christian I finally got around to taking the Christmas decorations down yesterday. Over the last few years, my decorating efforts have been minimal at best. My wife, Grace,…
Read MoreAdvancing Hope: 2020 AFTD Pilot Grant Recipients Announced
AFTD Pilot Grants – our longest-running funding program – provide critical support to early-career investigators and encourage them to become lasting contributors to FTD research. Despite the challenges imposed by…
Read MoreJanuary’s Athlete of the Month: Pam McReynolds
January’s athlete of the month is AFTD-Team member Pam McReynolds from Tennessee. Pam joined us on Charity Miles last July, and has since logged over 1,000 miles by walking in…
Read MoreN.Y. Couple Discuss Anticipatory Grief in FTD
Karin and Rudy Fuehrer, a married couple of 38 years, shared their story of managing the “anticipatory grief” associated with FTD in a December 24 article and radio segment on…
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