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Des Moines Register Article Highlights Difficulties in Finding FTD Care
An article published in the October 21 Des Moines Register chronicled the struggles faced by people living…
Carol Hall, Acclaimed Musician and Songwriter, Dies of PPA
Carol Hall, a classically trained pianist and successful Broadway composer, died of logopenic primary progressive aphasia (PPA)…
New FTD PSA Airs on 92.1 KKDV
Last Monday, to mark World FTD Awareness Week 2018, 92.1 KKDV began airing a PSA about FTD — the most…
N.Y. Times Profiles Person with FTD in Article about Living with Dementia
An article published by The New York Times on October 5 highlights the ways in which persons…
AFTD Volunteer Pens Delaware State News Op-Ed
In honor of World FTD Awareness Week, AFTD volunteer Gene Thornton detailed her family’s FTD journey in…
Illustrator Nancy Carlson Speaks About FTD’s Devastating Financial Impact
In 2011 Nancy Carlson’s husband of 30 years, Barry McCool, was diagnosed with frontotemporal degeneration after showing…
Woody Durham Inducted into the National Sports Media Association’s Hall of Fame
The late Woody Durham, longtime radio voice of the North Carolina Tar Heels, was inducted into the National…
FTD, the “Dementia That Is Often Misdiagnosed,” Is Spotlighted in Next Avenue
Frontotemporal degeneration is difficult to diagnose, can bankrupt families, and currently lacks any effective treatments. But while…
Federal Actions Taken on FTD Research
Two recent developments will bring additional federal focus on FTD research. FTD has been added to a…
Woody Durham, Iconic Voice of Tar Heel Sports, Dies of FTD
Woody Durham, the iconic voice of University of North Carolina basketball and football for 40 years, died on March…
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