New to a dementia diagnosis?

If you are new to a dementia diagnosis, there are some first steps.

1. Contact an Elder Law Attorney, even if you are 25 years old. You will need specific documents as quickly as you can, while signing them is not an issue. check here for an elder law attorney www.naela.org in your area.

2. Get support. Find a local support group, or online support group.

3. Learn all you can about the diagnosis.

4. Ask for help and accept help.

Here is a good article.
7 Tips for new dementia care partners

Visit the Facebook Group Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) 101 for lots of information.
Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) 101

Teepa Snow on FTD
Teepa Snow on FTD