FTD: The Long and Windy Road to Discovery
Frontaltemporal Dementia (FTD) is a condition that affects the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. It is very similar to Alzheimer's Disease because a lot of the symptoms are almost identical. However, it starts showing up in people between the ages of 40 and 65. - Information obtained at the Mayo Clinic website. Mom is a 67-year-old woman who has always inspired everyone who met her because of her intelligence, wit and determination. She is a polio survivor, but - aside from what seemed to be a slight challenge walking - she has always been able to do everything anyone else could do. My grandma, her mom, made sure of it. She grew up knowing she was capable of anything as long as she wanted to do it, so it was no surprise when she raised 4 kids and took on the care of her late aunts, in-laws and father. She had Dad by her side, and both of them always seemed to me like a force of nature I was supposed to measure up to and make proud. Mom's brain power was always s...