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Dr. Bradford Dickerson Discusses FTD Symptoms in MD Magazine Video
Dr. Bradford C. Dickerson led a conversation about FTD during a recent MD Magazine video panel on Alzheimer’s disease. The program is part of the Peer Exchange series, which involves panel discussions with medical professionals about specific diseases or conditions…
Broadcast Segment Sheds Light on AFTD Volunteer, FTD Research
The Iowa-based station KIMT-TV shares hope for the future with a segment aired on Nov. 6 that ties one family’s battle with FTD to a new opportunity to advance the science of FTD. The segment features AFTD volunteer Deb Scharper,…
New York Times Covers the “Loneliness” of FTD
A New York Times article published November 7 depicts the effects of FTD on persons diagnosed and their care partners through the story of AFTD volunteer Sandy Karger (pictured above) and her husband Bob, who is living with FTD. In…
Cleveland.com Shares Very Rev. Tracey Lind’s FTD Journey
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind shares advice on living and coping with a form of FTD in a cleveland.com article that highlights the advocacy efforts of her and her wife, Emily Ingalls. Rev. Lind was diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia…
Special News Report Highlights Young Woman with FTD
In a special report titled “Beyond the Reflection,” Indiana-based news station WTHI-TV shares the story of Kara Kirby, a young woman living with FTD in Illinois. A nurse, wife, and mother, Kara was formally diagnosed with FTD at age 29,…
Messages of Hope
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50 & Better: Des Moines University’s Senior Health Fair
AFTD volunteers will represent the organization at Des Moines University’s annual Senior Health Fair, 50 & Better.
Stuart Air Show
AFTD will have a volunteer-staffed booth on Nov. 2-3, 2019, during the Stuart Air Show in Florida. Come visit and help AFTD spread awareness of the most common dementia under 60.
Media Covers AFTD Hope Rising Benefit
AFTD’s fourth annual Hope Rising Benefit made headlines across multiple media outlets, including Women’s Wear Daily (WWD), Vogue, and the New York Social Diary. Held October 23 in New York, the benefit marked AFTD’s most successful to date, with more…