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New AFTD Resource Offers Guidance on FTD Genetics

Visitors to AFTD’s website can now find a comprehensive new section on FTD genetics. This resource offers…

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AFTD Publishes Landmark Report to Bring Federal Attention to FTD

In October, AFTD published Frontotemporal Degeneration: A Voice of the Patient Report, which summarizes and analyzes data…

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Ways to Support AFTD with a Year-End Gift

AFTD deeply appreciates the generosity and dedication of our volunteers, our donors, and all who work to…

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Daughter Shares How Her Late Father’s FTD Diagnosis Inspired Her Photography Career

Photographer Diana DeFatta discussed in a recent interview in the Nashville Voyager how her father’s FTD journey…

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AFTD Collaborates with Alector in Panel on Person-Centered Care

AFTD Advocacy Manager Matt Sharp and AFTD Ambassador Deb Scharper participated in a panel discussion on person-centered…

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Daughter Surprises Her Mother, Who Has FTD, With Trip to Ireland in Viral Video

A video depicting a daughter taking her mother on her dream trip to Ireland following her FTD…

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Navigating the Holidays with FTD During the Pandemic

With an FTD diagnosis comes an avalanche of adjustments. This is often amplified at the holidays, as…

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Man Living with Early-Onset Dementia Documents His Experience in “Huffington Post”

Keith Moreland, who was diagnosed with early-onset dementia at age 57, wrote about his experience of living…

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Singaporean TV Host and Her Brother Discuss Their Mother’s FTD Journey and Family Caregiving

Siblings living in Singapore opened up about their mother’s FTD diagnosis and feelings of “caregiver’s guilt” in…

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AFTD Joins Wave Life Sciences for Food for Thought Event

Biotechnology company Wave Life Sciences invited AFTD Fundraising Coordinator Brittany Andrews and AFTD Ambassador Corey Esannason to…

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