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Jeff Thredgold of Utah and His Battle with FTD
The Salt Lake Tribune has written an update on well-known economist Jeff Thredgold. AFTD’s annual conference, to be held in Salt Lake City on April 12, is also mentioned in…
Former Alberta Premier Ralph Klein is Remembered Across Canada
Ralph Klein, former Premier of Alberta who passed away on March 29th, is remembered in the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail. To read about his impressive career as well as his…
Help & Hope #10
Issue #10: April 2013 (originally published as The Gateway)
AFTD in Washington Post Insert on Rare Diseases
The Washington Post has run a special eight-page insert on rare diseases in its Monday, March 25th edition of the paper. With the foreward written by a NORD executive, AFTD…
FTD Changes Lives of Erie, PA Couple
David and Lori Stankiewicz spoke with Gerry Weiss of Erie Times-News about their family’s struggle with FTD. Click here for the full article.
AFTD Teams with University of Utah for Conference
March 13, 2013 – AFTD will take its education conference and annual meeting to Salt Lake City on April 12. The University of Utah has partnered with AFTD to make…
March 9-17 – Brain Awareness Week in NYC
The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives (DABI), the Greater NYC Chapter for the Society of Neuroscience and academic institutions throughout New York City celebrate Brain Awareness Week through March 17th…
University of Pennsylvania Caregiver Conference
The University of Pennsylvania is hosting its Frontotemporal Degeneration Caregiver Conference on Friday, June 7, 2013. The conference is open to anyone with an interest in FTD and will cover…
5000 and Counting – FTD Forum Passes Milestone
The FTD Support Forum (http://ftdsupportforum.com) has just registered its 5,000th new member worldwide since being established in January, 2008. This online support forum provides safe and secure communications for people…
Free Webinar – Affirm Yourself for Caregiver Challenges – 5-Part Series
March 28th – Free Webinar by Janet Edmundson, M.Ed. – Affirm Yourself for Caregiver Challenges (1st of 5-part series) For information and to register, click here.
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