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Advocacy Update: FTD Awareness Week
With FTD Awareness Week quickly approaching, we asked AFTD advocates to help us obtain a resolution or…
AFTD Brand Influencer Discusses Commitment to Caring
AFTD Brand Influencer Nicole Petrie shared her family’s FTD journey with host Lisa Opie on the podcast…
Study Investigates Incidence Rates of FTD and Other Young-Onset Dementias in Italy
A study published in the journal Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring investigates the incidence of neurodegenerative young-onset…
AFTD Ambassador Shares Her Story on “All Home Care Matters” Podcast
AFTD Ambassador Debbie Elkins and AFTD Support and Education Director Esther Kane, MSN, RN-CDP, appeared on the…
Interactive Map Simplifies Search for Help on New AFTD “Find Support” Page
AFTD has just launched a new page designed to simplify your search for answers. We added an…
AFTD Grant Recipient Discusses Gene Therapy for FTD-GRN on Canadian TV
In an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Dr. Simon Ducharme of McGill University in Montreal discussed…
AFTD Volunteers Achieve FTD Awareness Week in 5 More States
In recent weeks, AFTD volunteers have successfully lobbied legislators to declare September 22-29, 2024, as FTD Awareness…
Dear HelpLine: Transitioning to Facility Care
Dear HelpLine, We have just made the difficult decision to move my mom into facility care not…
Advancing Hope: AFTD and University of Pennsylvania Host FTD Workshop
On June 11, 2024, AFTD collaborated with the University of Pennsylvania Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) Center on the…
AFTD Webinar: Advocate for Awareness — Working with Lawmakers to Highlight FTD
FTD advocates can help bring awareness to their communities by working with lawmakers to issue proclamations and…
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