Posts by Matt Ozga
June 24, 2024: VA Caregiver Support Annual Summit
AFTD staff will have an information table during the annual summit of the VA New Jersey Health Care System in East Orange. The event, which this year is titled “Beyond…
Read MoreNew York FTD Registry Bill Passes State Senate
A bill establishing a registry of FTD diagnoses in New York State unanimously passed the state Senate on June 5. Sponsored by Sen. Michelle Hinchey, Senate Bill 7874 requires healthcare…
Read MoreJuly 15, 2024: Virtual Meet & Greet for Pittsburgh, Pa. Area
Join and learn from others who understand the FTD journey at this virtual AFTD Meet & Greet event for people in the Pittsburgh, Pa. area on Monday, July 15, beginning…
Read MoreAFTD Staff and Emma Heming Willis Commemorate FTD Week Resolution in Calif.
(pictured above, L-R: FTD advocate Wanda Smith, Calif. Assemblymember Brian Maienschein, AFTD CEO Susan L-J Dickinson, FTD advocate Emma Heming Willis, Calif. State Sen. Brian Jones) AFTD staff traveled to…
Read MoreCalifornia’s First Frontotemporal Degeneration Awareness Resolution Passed at State Capitol by Assembly and Senate
Emma Heming Willis Joins The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration at California’s Capitol to Mark Watershed Moment in Dementia Awareness SACRAMENTO, CA. – On Thursday, The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD)…
Read MoreJune 15, 2024: In-Person Meet & Greet in Newport News, Va.
Join and learn from others who understand the FTD journey at this in-person AFTD Meet & Greet event at the Grissom Library in Newport News (366 Deshazor Drive). RSVP by…
Read MoreJune 15, 2024: In-Person Meet & Greet in Richmond, Va.
Join and learn from others who understand the FTD journey at this in-person AFTD Meet & Greet event at East End Branch of the Richmond Public Library (1200 N. 25th…
Read MoreJune 19, 2024: New York City Virtual Meet & Greet
Join and learn from others who understand the FTD journey at this virtual AFTD Meet & Greet event for New York City residents, taking place Wednesday, June 19, from 6:00…
Read MoreHope Rising Benefit Honors Dr. Bruce Miller, Raises $1.9 Million for AFTD’s Mission
The eighth annual AFTD Hope Rising Benefit, held April 4 at New York City’s Ziegfeld Ballroom, raised more than $1.9 million to support AFTD’s mission of helping those affected by…
Read MoreNew York State Senator Michelle Hinchey Introduces First-in-the-Nation Legislation to Create FTD Research Registry
ALBANY, N.Y. — Today, New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey unveiled legislation (S7874/A9938) to establish the country’s first statewide Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) Research Registry. The registry would help educate doctors…
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