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FTD: The most common disease no one has ever heard of
Dan Browning, medical writer for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune whose wife is diagnosed with FTD, continues his series of…
Recognizing and Dealing with a Parent’s Dementia – Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley spoke with radio show On Point about her mother and primary progressive aphasia. Click…
Tangled Up in Tau
An article from Massachusetts General Hospital discusses the role of the protein tau in various forms of…
Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley Shares About Mother with PPA
Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, wife of country music singer Brad Paisley, recently shared with Robin Roberts of Good…
Grant Awarded to Help Dementia Caregivers Handle Grief
Bonnie Shepherd, an AFTD Board member, describes the difficulties associated with long-term caregiving and the support that is…
Utah family gives FTD presentation at State Capital
Utah caregiver Jamie Gordon and her family marked Alzheimer’s and Related Dementia Advocacy Day by giving a presentation…
Facing My Mother’s Dementia
Kimberly Williams-Paisley describes the effects of PPA on her once eloquent mother.
When They Don’t Know They Are Ill
Reporter Judith Graham writes about frontotemporal degeneration in this New York Times blog entry.
Medical Research Writer’s Wife Affected with FTD
Dan Browning, a medical research writer for the Star Tribune in Minneapolis, writes about his wife’s change…
FTD Article Online in The Atlantic
Writer Erika Hayasaki spoke with Nicole Savini, member of AFTD’s Awareness Committee, about her mother’s struggle with…
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