Tips & Advice: Roaming vs. Wandering
In FTD, “roaming” refers to a form of compulsive behavior that presents as walking, biking, or driving the same route repeatedly. While their lengths may vary, the distance of these…
Read MoreNot All Forms of PPA Are FTD, as Recent High-Profile Case Highlights
Not all forms of primary progressive aphasia (PPA) are caused by the same disease pathology with logopenic variant PPA (lvPPA) capable of being associated with either FTD or Alzheimer’s disease.…
Read MoreMay 22, 2024: In-Person Meet & Greet in Bristol, Pa.
Join and learn from others who understand the FTD journey at this in-person AFTD Meet & Greet event at the Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library in Bristol, Pa., located at…
Read MoreBristol, Pa. Meet & Greet
Join and learn from others who understand the FTD journey at this in-person AFTD Meet & Greet event at the Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library in Bristol, Penn., located at…
Read MoreUnidos en el camino: reunión de personas confrontando la demencia frontotemporal
Únase y aprenda de otras personas que entienden y han vivido el camino difícil de la DFT (degeneración frontotemporal) en este evento virtual para personas de todas partes de los…
Read MoreAFTD Ambassador Honors Daughter by Spreading FTD Awareness: “FTD Didn’t Win in the End”
In a recent interview with WTHI AFTD Ambassador Dawn Kirby recently shared her daughter’s FTD journey with WTHI-TV in Terre Haute, Ind., explaining how she turned her family’s pain into…
Read MorePowered by Connections Older Adult Month Resource Fair
AFTD Volunteer Ric Fischer will be hosting an information table at the Powered by Connections Older Adult Month Resource Fair in Fairfax, Va. on May 22. This a free event…
Read MoreAlzheimer’s Association 38th Annual Wisconsin Conference
Volunteer Alice Brecheisen will be at the Alzheimer’s Association 38th Annual Wisconsin Conference on May 5-6 with an info table about FTD. The Annual Wisconsin Conference is a comprehensive event…
Read More19th Annual George F. Sidoris Memorial Golf Outing
The 19th Annual George F. Sidoris Memorial Golf Outing will be held on July 20, 2024 at the Lost Nation Golf Course in Willoughby, Ohio. The event will feature a…
Read MoreBalancing Safety and Autonomy When Persons Diagnosed Leave the Home
In recent days, national media outlets have reported on the disappearance of Edmond Bradley Solomon III, a 66-year-old South Carolina man living with an FTD diagnosis, in Mexico. Mr. Solomon…
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