What Is Frontal Temporal Dementia?

On The Frontlines of Caregiving by Lynette Whiteman

Oct 18, 201823:14Health

Sharon Hall is a caregiver for her 96 year old mother who has dementia and her 66 year old husband who has Frontal Temporal Dementia. She received the "Advocate of the Year" at the 2017 National Caregiving Conference and...

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