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Husband with FTD, Mistaken for Having Midlife Crisis, Profiled in UK Newspaper

A UK-based newspaper highlighted persons impacted by FTD, including one man living with FTD who many believed…

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Spotlight on… Amy Shives, AFTD’s Persons with FTD Advisory Council

Amy Shives had one mission for this year’s upcoming AFTD Education Conference: To ensure that the voices,…

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Spotlight On…Laura and Sarah Silver

The adage “a picture is worth a thousand words” holds more truth than cliché for mother-daughter duo…

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Spotlight on… Steve Perlis, AFTD Persons with FTD Advisory Council

In 2018, Steve Perlis talked himself out of being a spokesperson for persons diagnosed with FTD, reluctant to be considered the “poster…

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Spotlight on… Anne Fargusson, AFTD Persons with FTD Advisory Council

It’s been nearly two decades since Anne Fargusson started feeling the effects of FTD. Today, she is…

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Australian Newspaper Profiles People Living with FTD

The Sydney Morning Herald chronicled the lives of Australians diagnosed with dementia, including several persons living with…

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Mother-Daughter Pair Discuss Genetic FTD with BBC

A recent article in BBC News profiled a mother living with FTD and her daughter who is…

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Persons with Dementia Share Stories of Their Pre-Diagnosis Symptoms

Several persons diagnosed with early-onset dementia recount their stories of first noticing their symptoms in a recently…

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Stories of FTD Genetics Featured in “Brain & Life” Magazine

Brain & Life magazine recently told the stories of two people whose lives have been affected by FTD, and who participated in the March 5…

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AFTD Founding Board Member Talks about Creation of FTD Caregiver Resource Book

AFTD founding Board member Lisa Radin shared her journey of being an FTD caregiver during Massachusetts General Hospital’s “Community…

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