Should I get genetic testing?

Emma Heming Willis is here! Powerhouse FTD advocate, loving wife and care partner to her husband Bruce, devoted mama to her two young daughters - entrepreneur and co-founder of Make Time Wellness and now a NYT bestselling author of the perfectly titled book The Unexpected Journey.Emma's here to real talk with us about this journey. Let us know what you think when you listen and a big thank you to Emma for the light she is shining on FTD. Check out all the amazing work she is doing here. xxA VERY special thank you to today’s sponsors ⁠Progranulin Information Navigator⁠ and ⁠Psilera⁠. If you're curious about anything RM, we'd love to connect with you on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram, and visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our website at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.remembermeftd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, all the latest updates! Want to support the podcast + get more content? Join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! You get exclusive content + a space to share and connect with others. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/remembermecommunity⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ------Remember Me Podcast + Community is here to offer hope + human connection for families, caregivers, and individuals impacted by Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). Always, always accept the good.

We’re tackling the question - Should I get genetic testing?We have the incredible return guest - Erynn Gordon, CGC, program manager at Progranulin Information Navigator. We also brought on some incredible advocates in the FTD Community - Annika from Cure MAPT FTD, Jackie & Wanda from CureGRN and Michael from End the Legacy to share their personal experiences and thought processes around genetic testing.Let us know what you think when you listen. - R+MA VERY special thank you to today’s sponsors Progranulin Information Navigator and Psilera. FTD Genetic Resources:Progranulin Information NavigatorCure MAPT FTDCureGRNEnd The Legacy - ALS & FTDFTD Disorders RegistryThe Penn FTD Center Genetics ResourcesThe AFTD Genetics OverviewThe National Society of Genetic CounselorsUCSF Memory Familial FTD PageWant to support the podcast + get more content? Join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! You get exclusive content + a space to share and connect with others. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/remembermecommunity⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you're curious about anything RM, we'd love to connect with you on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram, and visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our website at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.remembermeftd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, all the latest updates! ------Remember Me Podcast + Community is here to offer hope + human connection for families, caregivers, and individuals impacted by Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). Always, always accept the good.

Today we talk about 'the end' - our experiences, our fears + how peaceful it ended up being. We call in our friend Katie Duncan, nurse practitioner, educator and founder of Death Care Coach. and she so gently explains what happens to the body in the final days, hours + minutes. And above all letting us know that the body knows exactly what to do.Help us de-stigmatize the conversation around death and dying by sharing this episode.Let us know what you think when you listen. xx-r+mYou can now watch us on ⁠⁠YOUTUBE⁠⁠! Special thanks to our sponsors: Psilera⁠ + Progranulin Information NavigatorWant to support the podcast + get more content? Join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! You get exclusive content + a space to share and connect with others. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/remembermecommunity⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you're curious about anything RM, we'd love to connect with you on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram, and visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our website at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.remembermeftd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, all the latest updates! ------Remember Me Podcast + Community is here to offer hope + human connection for families, caregivers, and individuals impacted by Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). Always, always accept the good.

We talk about the type of grief we feel like people don't understand: Anticipatory Grief. Losing someone bit by bit, and always waiting for the next change, the next disappointment - and the 'end'...Let us know what you think when you listen. xx-r+mYou can now watch us on ⁠YOUTUBE⁠! Special thanks to Psilera for supporting our work at RM!Want to support the podcast + get more content? Join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! You get exclusive content + a space to share and connect with others. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/remembermecommunity⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you're curious about anything RM, we'd love to connect with you on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram, and visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our website at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.remembermeftd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, all the latest updates! ------Remember Me Podcast + Community is here to offer hope + human connection for families, caregivers, and individuals impacted by Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). Always, always accept the good.

One of the hardest parts of the wreckage that FTD leaves in its wake is the effect it has on families. In today's episode, we open up about the dynamics that have shifted and changed in our families and friendships - and what we've learned through it all. Listen with an open heart + mind as we dive in. Let us know what you think when you listen, and if you'd like you can now WATCH US ON ⁠YOUTUBE⁠Want to support the podcast + get more content? Join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! You get exclusive content + a space to share and connect with others. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/remembermecommunity⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you're curious about anything RM, we'd love to connect with you on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram, and visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our website at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.remembermeftd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, all the latest updates! ------Remember Me Podcast + Community is here to offer hope + human connection for families, caregivers, and individuals impacted by Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). Always, always accept the good.

We got robbed. And we want to talk about it. The ways we coped - the ways we didn't. Where we found joy, and where we didn't. The awkwardness of trying to relate to others. And in the end, Rach gives us the perfect Rachaelism related to sandwich caregiving. Let us know what you think when you listen, and if you'd like you can now WATCH US ON YOUTUBE! Want to support the podcast + get more content? Join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! You get exclusive content + a space to share and connect with others. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/remembermecommunity⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you're curious about anything RM, we'd love to connect with you on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram, and visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our website at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.remembermeftd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, all the latest updates! ------Remember Me Podcast + Community is here to offer hope + human connection for families, caregivers, and individuals impacted by Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). Always, always accept the good.

Welcome to Season 11 - we're reflecting on 5 years of this crazy journey -- meeting by chance, losing our parents, building Remember Me, learning about FTD, healing, research, hope and resilience from amazing people in our community, experts + more. We'll share some of the key themes of the last 5 years, but in a deeper way...and with our own personal stories. We're calling it "Real talk"... Here we go!You can now watch us on YOUTUBE!Want to support the podcast + get more content? Join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! You get exclusive content + a space to share and connect with others. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/remembermecommunity⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you're curious about anything RM, we'd love to connect with you on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram, and visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our website at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.remembermeftd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, all the latest updates! ------Remember Me Podcast + Community is here to offer hope + human connection for families, caregivers, and individuals impacted by Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). Always, always accept the good.

....a quick look into our 11th Season of Remember Me. This season is all about our reflections on our personal journeys and how we've learned and (hopefully) grown over 5 years of producing Remember Me. It's called REAL TALK. It's different + a little risky... but here goes nothing. Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose! See you on Oct 1! xx - R+M-------For all things remember me visit remembermeftd.com, follow us on insta @remembermepodcast + join us on Patreon!

Surprise! Coming to you a few weeks before our Season 11 launch with a BONUS episode to celebrate World FTD Awareness Week. We chatted with Dr. Ryan Darby, director of the Frontotemporal Dementia Clinic in the Department of Neurology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He gave us on updates in FTD research - how to get involved & how our advocacy moves research forward.A VERY special thank you to today's sponsor ⁠⁠⁠⁠AVIADOBIO⁠⁠⁠⁠ for making this episode possible! Want more Remember Me? Join us on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You get exclusive content and it's a great way to support the show! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/remembermecommunity⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠----------If you're curious about anything RM, we'd love to connect with you on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram, and visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our website at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.remembermeftd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, all the latest updates! ------Remember Me Podcast + Community is here to offer hope + human connection for families, caregivers, and individuals impacted by Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). Always, always accept the good.

In our Season 10 finale, Alyssa describes the FTD journey with her father, Tommy - starting from her perspective at 11 years-old. She weaves us through her memories of her father's strange behavior - and the long road to finding answers. This story covers so much about family dynamics - but also what a healing journey can look like. And the unbelievable things that happen in life that we just can't explain. Thank you, Alyssa for sharing your story with us. You are an incredible woman. Keep fighting.----------A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO TODAY'S SPONSORS:⁠⁠PROGRANULIN INFORMATION NAVIGATOR⁠⁠ &⁠⁠AVIADOBIO⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Mentioned in this episode: Season 9, Episode 15: Grief & Genetic Testing which you can listen to ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.Gonna miss us on the break? Support our podcast and join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - You get exclusive content + a space to share and connect with others. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/remembermecommunity⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you're curious about anything RM, we'd love to connect with you on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram, and visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our website at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.remembermeftd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, all the latest updates! ------Remember Me Podcast + Community is here to offer hope + human connection for families, caregivers, and individuals impacted by Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). Always, always accept the good.