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Dementia Robs Roxborough, PA Artist of the Ability to Paint

Philadelphia resident Addie Kaplan spoke with Rosella Eleanor LeFevre about her husband’s decline after being diagnosed with…

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Recording of Alzheimer’s Speaks Blog Talk Radio Show – October 1

On Tuesday, Oct. 1, AFTD Executive Director Susan Dickinson and FTD caregivers Paul Lester and Cheryl Sparks…

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AFTD Community Members on Live Internet Radio Interview – Oct. 1

On Tuesday, October 1, members of the AFTD community will take part in a live Internet radio…

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Early-onset dementia: Coping with an ‘old person’s disease’

Online Toronto newspaper, thestar.com, printed an article on families in the Toronto area dealing with FTD.  Click…

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English Teacher Pens Article for Huffington Post – How FTD Hides

Paul Ruth, whose mother is diagosed with FTD, had an article posted on the Huffington Post online…

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Father Speaks to Illinois Newspaper About Son’s FTD Diagnosis

Don Pierce spoke to the Daily Herald in Illinois about his son Josh’s diagnosis of FTD.  Don…

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Howard Glick: Blog Makes Top 25 List Again

For the second year in a row, Howard Glick’s blog made the top 25 Best Alzheimer’s Blog…

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FTD Makes Headlines on NBC’s Nightly News with Brian Williams

NBC Chief Science and Health Correspondent Robert Bazell interviewed AFTD Board Member John Whitmarsh and AFTD Medical…

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NY Man with FTD/ALS Tells His Story to Press

In September 2012, Tom Ruhlman of Skaneateles, NY spoke with reporter Sean Kirst about his struggle with…

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AFTD Speaks to Canadian Press about Ralph Klein’s Passing, FTD

Members of AFTD’s staff and Medical Advisory Council were interviewed about the passing of former Alberta Premier…

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