Today is the start of World FTD Awareness Week 2023 – a global week of action to #endFTD. All week, we’ll be sharing different actions you can take to show the world you care. 

The theme for today is self-care. Taking steps to support your own health is important whether you’re a caregiver, someone carrying a genetic variant that causes FTD, or someone living with FTD today. Taking part is easy: 

1. First, take one small positive step today for your own self-care. Have coffee with a friend, take a walk, visit a favorite park or restaurant, do some mindfulness exercises, or just spend a few minutes reading a book or listening to a favorite song. Spend at least a few moments today caring for yourself!  
2. Tell others about what you’re doing on social media and encourage them to take a moment for self-care too. If you visit this link, you’ll find messaging and graphics you can download and share.   
3. If you haven’t already, we encourage you to change your profile picture on social media, to show the world you care about FTD.  Just visit this link and follow our simple instructions. 

Be sure to stop by the World FTD Awareness Week 2023 page on AFTD’s website to see each day’s theme and get involved!