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AFTD Ambassador Spencer Cline Delivers Moving Keynote Address at Hope Rising
“We are not a product of what has happened to us. We have the power of choice.” ― Stephen Covey, Author “When your biggest fear is FTD, it makes you…
Advocacy Update: Amplifying AFTD’s Advocacy
AFTD is deeply concerned about staff cuts and funding disruptions at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the potential impact they will have on dementia-focused research…
Study Evaluates the Efficacy of Nasally Administered Hormone for Apathy in FTD
A study published in the journal The Lancet Neurology evaluates the efficacy of the hormone oxytocin as a treatment for apathy, a common symptom of FTD disorders. Co-authors of the…
ABC News Honors AFTD Ambassador Spencer Cline as “Person of the Week”
Raising FTD awareness was a key goal of Spencer Cline’s as he set out from Oregon on a bike ride across America last summer. He got a well-deserved tailwind in…
Speech Therapy CE Course Features AFTD Ambassador Dawn Ducca
AFTD Ambassador Dawn Ducca is interviewed in a new hourlong continuing education episode for speech language pathology (SLP) professionals on the platform Speech TherapyPD. The episode, “Understanding and Caring for…
Hope Rising Benefit Raises Over $1.9 Million for AFTD’s Mission
Top row, L-R: Hope Rising MC Paula Zahn, Hope Rising Benefit Co-Chairs Joan Berlin and Anna Wintour, AFTD Ambassador Spencer Cline, Ariana DeBose, New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey
In-Person Meet & Greet in Scottsdale, Arizona
Join and learn from others who understand the FTD journey at this in-person AFTD Meet & Greet event in Scottsdale, AZ, hosted by AFTD volunteer Lora Johnson, on May 10,…
Dear HelpLine: Advance Care Planning
Dear HelpLine, My spouse was recently diagnosed with FTD and we want to make sure we are prepared for the future. Our doctor said to consider advance care planning, but…
Advancing Hope: AFTD Announces 2025 FTD Research Roundtable Leadership Committee
AFTD has launched its 3rd year of the FTD Research Roundtable. This program offers a forum for drug developers, regulators, academic leaders, and advocates to discuss shared challenges and potential…
N.Y. Senator Hinchey Reintroduces Bill to Create State FTD Registry
A bill that would establish a registry of FTD diagnoses in New York State was reintroduced in January by New York state Sen. Michelle Hinchey. Sen. Hinchey and AFTD’s Director…
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