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. …
FTD; Frontotemporal Degeneration; Frontotemporal Dementia;
LIVING WITH DYING
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 …
THE NEW NORMAL
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 …