Howard
My blogs
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology |
| Occupation | retired |
| Location | Manhattan, New York, United States |
| Introduction | I am a native New Yorker. I had a career in the technology field where I was responsible for businesses across the United States and flew 120 plus flights a year. I flew first class and lived an absolutely incredible life. At 45 years old I received a bad lottery ticket in life and got sick. I was misdiagnosed as bipolar and kept in a medically induced fog for 6 years. I lost my job, money, family and the woman I loved. NY Cornell hospital admitted me for 6 weeks where they titrated me off the pharmaceutical cocktails. Pet scans and neuropsychological testing discovered a rare neurological disease. Frontotemporal dementia is commonly misdiagnosed as a mental illness. The last year has been spent learning how to live with dementia and toggle myself through support groups while getting the medical attention I need. I have an incredible amount of friends that I could not have emerged from this radical life change without. I am now 54 years old and am on full medicaid with $.63 a day in food stamps. A new life has been created with dementia. The purpose of this blog is to help people with FTD/dementia find the right resources to get there life back on track and be happy. |
| Interests | Helping people who need support with dementia related issue, Middle East Politics, Domestic Politics, |
| Favorite movies | Casablanca, Gone with the Wind, Lawrence of Arabia |
| Favorite music | Classic rock, reggae, new age, folk |
| Favorite books | The best and the brightest |