Does your loved one exhibit Alzheimer-like symptoms, and are you having trouble with diagnosis?  Is your loved one “too young” for Alzheimers?

Meet Sharon Denny, Program Director for the Association for Frontotemporal Dementias.  Sharon will be joined by Dr. Bradley Boeve, Chair, Division of Behavioral Neurology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota to  discuss the symptoms and impacts of  a little known disease called Frontotemporal Dementia.

FTD strikes at a younger age than Alzheimer´s. Cases have been seen as early as 21 and as late as 80, but the disease typically hits during the 40s, 50s and 60s – when children are still in the home. 

The 60-min show will highlight a soon-to-be-released documentary film called “Planning for Hope” about FTD and include the real-life experiences from the film’s creators, Susan Grant and Cindy Dilks, as well as the perspective of Sheila Bourgeault, whose husband died in early 2009 from FTD.

This 60-minute on-line radio show, themed “It’s not Alzheimer’s.  FTD, the Other Dementia” will be a conversational forum open to all, especially those who are interested in learning and spreading the word about FTD.  To listen to the on-line radio show, please register for the radio show first.  Once you’ve registered, you will receive an email instructing you with the next steps.  Please leave us your comments about the show!

As a listener, this show will offer you the support and resources you need to create a new pathway for you to explore, or new information you can bring to your existing healthcare team.

Or, if you’re caring for someone with FTD you’ll find new resources and support you need to  not only care for your loved one, but for yourself as caregiver.

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