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Webinar: Self Care, Mindfulness and Remaining Positive
AFTD is presenting a series of webinars reflecting material originally developed for the 2020 AFTD Education Conference, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The material has been…
Read MoreAFTD Volunteer and Former FTD Care Partner Discusses Importance of Self-Care in Podcast Interview
Corey Esannason, a former AFTD Ambassador, emphasized the need for self-care for FTD care partners and shared her insights as a yoga practitioner, care partner, and AFTD volunteer in an…
Read MorePilot Study Evaluates Virtual Coaching’s Ability to Help FTD Care Partners with Self-Care
A pilot study published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions tests if the remote support program “Virtual Caregiver Coach for You” (ViCCY) was effective in…
Read MoreStart World FTD Awareness Week 2023 Off with Steps Towards Self-Care
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…
Read MoreNational Family Caregiver Month: AFTD Comstock Respite Grants and Self-Care
FTD can be exhausting for people with a diagnosis and care partners alike. The around-the-clock work of caring for someone with FTD can lead care partners to neglect their own…
Read MoreHelping from a Distance: Supporting Caregivers and People with FTD Who Are Self-Isolating
In situations where persons diagnosed with FTD and their primary care partners live together, the self-isolation necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic has likely brought additional stress to an already challenging…
Read MoreAFTD 2020 Education Conference Webinar: Self-Care, Mindfulness and Remaining Positive
Throughout April, AFTD will present a series of webinars reflecting material originally developed for the 2020 AFTD Education Conference, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The material has…
Read MoreFTD Care Partner Emphasizes the Importance of Self-care
Larry Gnatzig is often asked about his husband Jeff, but finds the question difficult to answer – not only because he is slowly losing Jeff to FTD, but also because…
Read MoreFree Webinar – Affirm Yourself for Caregiver Challenges
November 19 – Free Webinar by Janet Edmundson, M.Ed. – Affirm Yourself for Caregiver Challenges (5th of 5-part series) For information and to register, click here.
Read MoreFree Webinar – Affirm Yourself for Caregiver Challenges – Part 4
September 26 – Free Webinar by Janet Edmundson, M.Ed. – Affirm Yourself for Caregiver Challenges (4th of 5-part series) For information and to register, click here.
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