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Graphic: AFTD volunteer and former FTD care partners discusses importance of self-care in podcast interview

AFTD Volunteer and Former FTD Care Partner Discusses Importance of Self-Care in Podcast Interview

Corey Esannason, a former AFTD Ambassador, emphasized the need for self-care for FTD care partners and shared…

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Guest Feature - Heal the Heart, Hold Up the Truths, and Find a Way

Guest Feature: Heal the Heart, Hold Up the Truths, and Find a Way

The FTD journey an emotional experience filled with grief and frustration, but it is one punctuated by…

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Perspectives in FTD Research Webinar: Why PSP and CBS Clinical Trials Matter

Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and corticobasal syndrome (CBS) are FTD disorders that primarily affect movement and are…

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Graphic: Volunteer update - hosting an information table event

Volunteer Update: Hosting an Information Table Event

Hosting an information table on behalf of AFTD gives our volunteers a perfect way to bring awareness…

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Graphic: pilot study evaluates virtual coaching's ability to help FTD care partners with self-care

Pilot Study Evaluates Virtual Coaching’s Ability to Help FTD Care Partners with Self-Care

A pilot study published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions tests if…

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Graphic: Emma Heming Willis shares insights from her family's FTD journey in essay

Emma Heming Willis Shares Insights from Her Family’s FTD Journey in Essay

In an essay published in Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper, Emma Heming Willis shared some insights she has…

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Graphic: Dear HelpLine - Support for Veterans

Dear HelpLine – Support for Veterans

Dear HelpLine, My loved one is a veteran. Do we qualify for any support?  Navigating the Department…

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Provide Help and Bring Hope with a Year-End Gift

AFTD was founded more than 20 years ago with a single donation. Since then, the dedication and…

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Graphic: AFTD Ambassador shares challenges of being a long-distance care partner in interview

AFTD Ambassador Shares Challenges of Being a Long-Distance Care Partner in Interview

AFTD Ambassador Melissa Fisher shared the realities of being a long-distance care partner in an interview published…

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FDA Clears Way for Clinical Trial for AviadoBio Therapy That Could Halt FTD Progression

AviadoBio will soon open U.S. clinical trial sites for an experimental gene therapy that could halt the…

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