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Film Shows Family’s Love in the Face of Dementia

Flori Meeks of the Houston Chronicle website reported on one family’s journey with FTD.  Click here for…

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PA Congressman Patrick Meehan Issues Statement about FTD in Congressional Record

In conjuction with AFTD’s first-ever Food for Thought awareness week and campaign, Patrick Meehan, congressman from Pennsylvania…

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Patient of lesser-known form of dementia raises awareness

Todd and Deborah Dolan raise awareness of FTD with their Minneapolis news station with an event on…

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FTD Article Published on Examiner.com with AFTD MAC Member Dr. Tiffany Chow

Dr. Tiffany Chow, a member of AFTD’s Medical Advisory Council, and Dr. Geri Hall, a member of…

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Dementia Robs Roxborough, PA Artist of the Ability to Paint

Philadelphia resident Addie Kaplan spoke with Rosella Eleanor LeFevre about her husband’s decline after being diagnosed with…

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Recording of Alzheimer’s Speaks Blog Talk Radio Show – October 1

On Tuesday, Oct. 1, AFTD Executive Director Susan Dickinson and FTD caregivers Paul Lester and Cheryl Sparks…

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AFTD Community Members on Live Internet Radio Interview – Oct. 1

On Tuesday, October 1, members of the AFTD community will take part in a live Internet radio…

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Early-onset dementia: Coping with an ‘old person’s disease’

Online Toronto newspaper, thestar.com, printed an article on families in the Toronto area dealing with FTD.  Click…

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English Teacher Pens Article for Huffington Post – How FTD Hides

Paul Ruth, whose mother is diagosed with FTD, had an article posted on the Huffington Post online…

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Father Speaks to Illinois Newspaper About Son’s FTD Diagnosis

Don Pierce spoke to the Daily Herald in Illinois about his son Josh’s diagnosis of FTD.  Don…

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