Dr. Adam a professor of Interpersonal & Family Communication (and host of one of Maria's favorite podcasts The Sister Wives Professor) is here for what may be our favorite expert chat of all time.

An open + honest conversation about life, family + grief. We talk a lot about family estrangement, family roles, what it means for someone to "be the glue" and so much more. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you to Adam for all of his love and attention to our community + thank you for coming on to share your insight with us. You can learn more about Dr. Adam's Patreon he mentioned in today's episode here: https://www.patreon.com/thesisterwivesprofessor

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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.

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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!

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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's episode features Lauren - who tells the story of her mother Pat's journey with Alzheimer's - PPA and lung cancer.

Lauren describes noticing her mother's speech becoming jumbled in August 2022, which led to a challenging path to diagnosis involving family dynamics between her, her two sisters, and their father. Lauren so astutely recounts how navigating the family dynamics helped her recognize their family patterns - and ultimately helped her realize her own strength in showing up for difficult situations.

This is such an incredibly raw, deep and meaningful conversation and we are so thankful to Lauren for opening up to us. We just know this conversation will help so many. Share it with someone you think needs to hear it.

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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.

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!

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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.

Jackie von Salm, a chemist and Chief Scientific Officer at Psilera, shares her father Terry's journey with FTD.

We loved how Jackie was so raw + honest about family dynamics, becoming Terry's POA in her 20s, and how she learned how to be direct + honest in how she felt and what she needed while caregiving.

You can learn more about what she's up to at Psilera here. You can also hear us chat all about their Research Summit this year on Patreon - along with an extended version of this episode.

Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - join us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/remembermecommunity⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - you get exclusive content and it's a great way to support the show!

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Special thank you to today's sponsor ⁠⁠AVIADOBIO⁠⁠.

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!

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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.