September’s athlete of the month is Laura Gamberdella. Laura learned of AFTD’s partnership with the Charity Miles app through the Connecticut Frontotemporal Dementia Foundation. Since hearing about the initiative and joining the AFTD-Team, Laura has walked every single day, covering more than 630 miles!

She walks in honor and memory of her husband Paul, who was diagnosed with PPA in December of 2015 and passed away four years later at the age of 69.

Laura sees the app as “a great way to contribute to AFTD to fund research and support services that help those living with the disease and their caregivers. It has motivated me to walk every day, and I’ve lost fifteen pounds since I started in April!”

By joining Laura and the 850+ other AFTD-Team members who are already active on the app, you have a chance to raise FTD awareness and make virtual connections with others in AFTD’s community. You can also turn your daily workout into a fundraiser to advance AFTD’s mission by creating a pledge page (pdf) and asking your family and friends to sponsor you for the miles you move on the app.