Frontotemporal Dementia: The Disease That Looks Like Mental Illness

<p>Doctors kept saying it was just anxiety or depression. They put her on 72-hour holds and sent her to behavioral health.</p><p>It wasn’t. It was frontotemporal dementia (FTD).</p><p>This video is for every son and only child who is watching their parent loop on the same fears — the power is being shut off, people are breaking into the house, the taxes aren’t paid, they have no health insurance — while the system keeps calling it a mental health problem.</p><p>I walked this road with my mom starting in May 2024. I’m sharing exactly what happened, the signs I missed, the hard emotional truth, and the five things you need to do right now if this sounds familiar.</p><p>You are not alone.</p><p><strong>Chapters</strong>00:00 – If your parent keeps looping on the same fears01:16 – Why I’m making this for sons and only children02:05 – The first signs02:45 – The confusing cascade (behavioral health holds)04:09 – The turning point: memory care finally named it05:42 – Life in memory care08:13 – The hard truth (talking to my pastor)09:50 – What you need to do right now (5 practical steps)13:33 – Closing: You are not alone</p><p><strong>Helpful resource</strong>Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) Helpline: 866-507-7222</p><p>If this is your story, drop a comment and tell me where you are in it. Or email me — link in the about section. We will walk through the next steps together.</p><p>#FrontotemporalDementia #FTD #Caregiver #Sons #DementiaAwareness</p>