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FTD; Frontotemporal Degeneration; Frontotemporal Dementia;

THE FTD Warrior

December 19, 2015 By Dr. Patty

Rich wrote this a couple of days ago. He rides an emotional roller coaster all day long. It is often tortuous for him. It is really hard to watch and I often feel helpless to stop his pain. As I have said before, "FTD (Frontotemporal Degeneration) is NOT a floral delivery." This is what Rich …

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Music sometimes helps Rich to recenter when his emotions are all over the place.

December 6, 2015 By Dr. Patty

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Video honoring Rich and increasing awareness of FTD

August 26, 2014 By Dr. Patty

Rich and bv FTD (Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Degeneration) Hi Everyone, I know I have needed to do some more posts in my blog. I'm sorry, but FTD has become a huge issue of time, exhaustion and uncertainty. I made this video because something really cool happened: I got into my car and my …

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Allison’s Story: “My Papa and FTD”

May 5, 2014 By Dr. Patty

My Papa and FTD My granddaughter, Allison (age 7), loves to write stories. Click on the title above to read the story she wrote about Rich, my husband and her Papa, who struggles with Frontotemporal Degeneration. …

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LIVING WITH DYING

April 21, 2014 By Dr. Patty

Rich shares a common diagnosis with the man in the linked article below, Howard Glick. They have become friends. Howard's attitude and resilience have already begun to help Rich take a new look at his own disease, Frontotemporal Degeneration. It is difficult for patients with FTD, and their …

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THE NEW NORMAL

January 6, 2014 By Dr. Patty

Many people have been asking me why I haven't posted anything on the blog in awhile. I've been giving that some thought and decided it is because I am working hard at accepting the "new normal." The irony of the "new normal" is that it is way beyond the stresses of the average family. When a …

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POST BY RICH: The Power of Prayer, Meditation and Positive Thinking

July 30, 2013 By Dr. Patty

I am not a "formally religious" person, however I follow a spiritual path and believe in a higher power. Since I have been struggling with this illness, family and friends have told me with extreme sincerity, that they pray for me. They do this in a formal religious manner, a spiritual manner and …

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The Journey into FTD

June 17, 2013 By Dr. Patty

Many people have asked how we came to this diagnosis of Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD). It's been a long and difficult journey, the telling of which may help others facing similar situations. Rich and I have been together since we were 22-years-old. We are 58-years-old now. In the beginning …

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Frontotemporal Degeneration

June 17, 2013 By Dr. Patty

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