On September 15, 60 minuten re-aired a segment on frontotemporal degeneration that was originally broadcast this past May.

AFTD provided the show’s producers with background information on FTD, and connected them with Bruce Miller, MD. Dr. Miller, who leads a robust FTD program at the University of California San Francisco and is a founding member of AFTD’s Medical Advisory Council, was the medical expert featured in the piece.

AFTD bracht producenten ook in contact met zeer eerwaarde Tracey Lind, bij wie in 2016 de diagnose primaire progressieve afasie werd gesteld, en Amy Johnson, een moeder van vier jonge kinderen wiens echtgenoot de gedragsvariant FTD heeft, die beiden ook in het verhaal werden geprofileerd.

When it originally aired in May, the story had an immediate and measurable impact on FTD awareness — a testament to the importance of sharing FTD stories. AFTD’s website had its highest-traffic day ever on May 5; May 6 was not far behind. All told, nearly 89,000 users accessed theaftd.org in May 2019, nearly five times the number of users from the previous May.

Na de uitzending kwamen er ook vragen naar de HelpLine van AFTD. AFTD-personeel verstrekte praktische, meelevende en medisch nauwkeurige informatie in reactie op 351 HelpLine-oproepen en e-mails in mei 2019, vergeleken met 210 HelpLine-zaken in mei 2018.