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Giving a Hand to Our Helping Hands!
AFTD Volunteers: Kati Woodford and Marlene McKian AFTD offers a young-adult Facebook group for people in their…
Giving a Hand to Our Helping Hands!
AFTD Volunteer: Amy Almeida AFTD volunteer Amy Almeida and her family used AFTD’s resources for care partners…
Giving a Hand to Our Helping Hands!
AFTD Volunteer Nanci Anderson As care partner for Gary, her husband of 38 years, AFTD Volunteer Nanci…
Supporting Families from the Beginning
“For so long we wondered what was going on with Mom,” says Amber Dickson. Her mother’s behavior…
Spotlight on…David Pfeifer, AFTD Board of Directors
After experiencing FTD firsthand as a care partner for his wife Cathy, David Pfeifer felt compelled to…
The Beach Walk, by Marc Toles
The summer of 2007 was proving to be one of the most difficult times in our marriage. The…
Flooded with Sound, by Tim Ramsey
We first noticed Dad’s hearing loss when he was in his early sixties. He would ask us…
Poem, by Lori Ruhlman
One of the difficult aspects of FTD is that the loved one is still physically present. In…
Frontotemporal Dementia Sucks, by Robin Albright
A wife describes the heartbreak of learning of her husband’s diagnosis and the struggles of managing the…
Reflecting on Hope, by Robin Albright
While having a particularly bad day, Robin Albright chooses to see that there is hope. Click here…