Thursday, August 02, 2012
Personality change is the hallmark of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), but a small percentage of people with FTD experience an additional problem. They lose the ability to understand the meaning conveyed by words that describe emotion.
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Thank you for posting this. My mom was diagnosed with semantic dementia earlier this year and I felt very lost at first. I had never heard of it, or known anyone with it and the support is few and far between with this disease. I actually started my own website to raise awareness and educate family and friends on the disease. Knowledge is power!
www.journeywithdementia.com
You are very smart to take this on as a learning challenge and also to try to help others. Caregivers often feel alone, but when your loved one has something very rare it's even tougher to find support (as you know only too well). Congratulations for helping others through the journey.
Blessings,
Carol