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Mitchell County proclaims Sept. 28–Oct. 4, 2026, Frontal Temporal Degeneration Awareness Week
Summary
An advocate asked the board to adopt a proclamation declaring Frontal Temporal Degeneration Awareness Week; the board approved Resolution 1371‑26 recognizing Sept. 28–Oct. 4, 2026, and the presenter urged community openness about the disease.
A local advocate spoke to the board in support of a proclamation recognizing Frontal Temporal Degeneration (FTD) Awareness Week and described personal experience caring for a spouse with behavioral FTD.
"My husband had um behavioral FTD and so not being open and honest in the community. I tried to hide it in my home for many years and um we got to a point that um something happened that I couldn't do anymore and we had to call 911," the presenter said, urging that stigma be reduced and community resources publicized. The proclamation (Resolution 1371‑26) designates Sept. 28–Oct. 4, 2026, as FTD Awareness Week in Mitchell County and cites national statistics on FTD's typical onset and impacts.
Supervisors approved the proclamation and took a photo with the presenter for community publicity; the presenter encouraged attendance at an FTD walk in Johnston, Iowa, to raise awareness.
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