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AFTD News: Summer 2009, Volume 6, Issue 2
In this issue: AFTD’s Annual Meeting Showcases Year in Review, New Members of Board of Directors and Medical Advisory Council, NY Medical Centers Form Consortium, Caregiver Respite Grants, Strategic Analysis…
A Mother’s Search for Meaning, by Jeanine Gierke
When Jeanine’s son Bryan died, he was just 31, with a young wife and infant daughter. He had been diagnosed with FTD two years before. Here, Jeanine writes of the…
New edition of “What If It’s Not Alzheimer’s?” now available
New edition of “What If It’s Not Alzheimer’s? A caregiver’s guide to dementia” is now available. Copies can be obtained on line through major retailers (such as www.Amazon.com or www.bn.com).
AFTD News: Spring 2009, Volume 6, Issue 1
In this issue: 2009 Drug Discovery Awards announced, Medical Advisory Council Update- The importance of biomarkers, Advocacy update, New AFTD Respite Grants, Fundraiser success stories. LINK: AFTD News Spring 2009
Lewy Body Dementia: Different Disease, Similar Heartache, by Debbie Fields
Debbie’s mom, Louise Gallagher, was 70 years old, just newly retired when she was diagnosed with Lewy Bodies Dementia in 2003. She died March 14, 2008. Debbie writes of the…
My Husband’s Gift, by Kitty Roth
One woman’s account of the “special time” she shared with her husband who was diagnosed with FTD at the age of 55. The beautiful yet simple art they created together…
AFTD Board of Directors Set Goals for 2009
Since its founding in 2002, The Association for Frontotemporal Dementias has made tremendous strides toward “opening the gateway to help and a cure” for patients and families confronting frontotemporal dementias.…
AFTD News: Fall 2008, Volume 5, Issue 3
In this issue: Social Security Compassionate Allowances Program, 6th International FTD Conference, 2008 Research Grant Awards, Laden Research Fellowship, UCSF Art Program. LINK: AFTD News Fall 2008
FTD fast-tracked for disability benefits by Social Security Administration
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced the national rollout of the agency’s Compassionate Allowances initiative, a way to expedite the processing of disability claims for applicants whose…
AFTD News: Summer 2008, Volume 5, Issue 2
In this issue: Grassroots Network, AFTD’s First Public Annual Meeting, Advocacy Efforts in Canada, Research Landscape Analysis Begins. LINK: AFTD News Summer 2008
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