General Discussion

One of my neighbors is in the medical field. I visited them one summer day, not too many years ago. She and her husband were great people. He seemed to be doing well, and enjoying retirement.

Within a few months FTD had taken a toll. She told me that one day when she returned from a trip to the store, he did not recognize her, and was threatening. Thus he ended up in a nursing home, and died shortly thereafter.

It seems to be happening to more and more people these days. I've talked to my neighbor about it. She said her husband's case was particularly rapid in the decline. There appear to be both genetic and environmental factors involved in the increase of adults getting this at younger ages than previously.