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degeneration of the frontal
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News & Events
AFTD Ambassador Completes Two-Month Cross-Country Bike Ride for FTD Awareness
AFTD Ambassador Spencer Cline wanted to raise FTD awareness and honor the memory of his father. Lawrence Cline was diagnosed with FTD at age 50 and died in 2012, when…
MOREGuest Feature: Creating Opportunities of Liberation and Hope on the FTD Journey
The FTD journey is difficult for families due to its distressing symptoms and the sweeping life changes that are often required to adapt to them. Families often find that there…
MOREU.K. Man Discusses FTD Caregiving with BBC and Yahoo! Life
An FTD caregiver in the United Kingdom spoke about the disease’s emotional and financial impact in recent interviews with the BBC and Yahoo! Life. Gareth Heslop, of Sheffield, UK, said…
MOREIn Memory of George F. Sidoris: A Siblings’ Labor of Love
More than 20 years ago, siblings Christine and George J. Sidoris first noticed troubling changes in their father’s behavior during a family gathering. “Normally, when my brother and his family…
MOREAdvancing Hope: AFTD Attends AAIC 2024.
Debra Niehoff, Kim Jenny, and Shana Dodge from AFTD and Sweatha Reddy from the FTD Disorders Registry attended the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC), which took place in Philadelphia starting…
MOREThe Lived Experience of FTD: Getting to Know the Persons with FTD Advisory Council: Deb Jobe
Formally chartered in 2020, the Persons with FTD Advisory Council works to ensure that the insights and perspectives of people living with FTD are included in the development of AFTD’s…
MOREAviado Bio CMO Discusses ASPIRE-FTD Clinical Trial with Neurology Live
In a recent interview with Neurology Live, Aviado Bio chief medical officer David Cooper, MD, discussed the company’s Phase 1/2 ASPIRE-FTD trial. Dr. Cooper shared how the company’s AVB-101 gene…
MOREAdvocacy Update: FTD Awareness Week
With FTD Awareness Week quickly approaching, we asked AFTD advocates to help us obtain a resolution or proclamation in every state, and the community has definitely risen to the occasion.…
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