PSP: Frontotemporal Dementia (2023)

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Related “I want to disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed.” Arthur Ashe “If people stopped searching for things that offended them and started looking for things that inspired them; what a wonderful world this would be.” Night Owl “Worry is a waste of valuable time.” D. S. Mitchell 2015 Chasing The Spider by D.S. Mitchell www.chasingthespider.com “My favorite old car had no reverse gear. It taught me I could only go forward.” Flavia “The rain falls because the cloud can no longer handle the weight. The tears fall because the heart can no longer handle the pain.” The Wise You “My art is my heart.” D. S. Mitchell 2015 “Sometimes when challenged we find out we are capable of the unthinkable.” D. S. Mitchell 2022 “I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret between the shadow and soul.” Pablo Neruda “If now isn’t a good time for the truth I don’t see when we’ll get to it.” Nikki Giovanni “Let my old days be my best days,” Cousin Lucille “Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes the reason is that you are stupid and make bad decisions.” Your mother “Surround yourself with those on the same mission as you.” Anonymous “I wonder, if you were blind, lost and confused, would you care what color the offered hand?” D. S. Mitchell 2015 “The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.” Christian Grey “Love life and life will love you back. Love people and they will love you back.” Arthur Rubenstein “To be happy and contented, count your blessings, not your cash.” Chinese Proverb RIP RBG “Studying American politics has taught me several disgusting lessons, the first being, money buys friends in Congress. That alone should terrify the American public.” D. S. Mitchell 2021 “Those who think they can control the mob are fools and are often the victims of their own incitement.” D.S. Mitchell 2021 “The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true. So I elect for neither label.” – James Branch Cabell “I don’t need to attend every argument I’m invited to.” Unknown “Voting is like a prayer.” Raphael Warnock 2021 Smile “We are all valuable. The problem is not everyone is smart enough to realize it.” D. S. Mitchell 2021 “Outer beauty attracts but inner beauty captivates.” Kate Angell “Dimming the lights will not hide the social injustice in America.” D. S. Mitchell 2017 “Silence in front of savagery is savagery itself.” Abhijit Naskar “We can never be too busy to be kind.” D. S. Mitchell 2017 “We only fail when we fail to try.” Rosa Parks “Every moment is a fresh beginning.” T. S. Eliot “Every lie is like stepping in a quicksand pit. Every lie as dangerous, as telling the truth.” D. S. Mitchell 2020 “Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.” Charles Dickens “Thoughtful people are slow to anger, not necessarily less efficient in their killing.” D. S. Mitchell 2019 “Endings are not always bad. Most times they’re just beginnings in disguise.” Kim Harrison “The United States like so many countries around the world has chosen to give to the few and deny the many.” D.S. Mitchell 2020 “It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. This is true, its called life.” Terry Pratchett “Law without humanity is injustice.” D. S. Mitchell 2020 “When people start acting as though the past is the same as the present and context doesn’t matter, things start to get dangerous.” Trevor K. McNeil 2020 “Pardoning the Bad, is injuring the Good.” – Benjamin Franklin “In no instance have… the churches been guardians of the liberties of the people.” James Madison “Anger helps straighten out a problem like a fan helps straighten out a pile of papers.” Susan Marcotte “Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” ― Bruce Lee “A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.” Franklin D. Roosevelt “The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.” Franklin D. Roosevelt “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” Thomas Jefferson “The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.” Albert Einstein “Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” Martin Luther King, Jr. “The 7 Social Sins are: Wealth without Work; Pleasure without Conscience; Knowledge without Character; Commerce without Morality; Science without Humanity; Worship without Sacrifice; Politics without Principle.” Frederick Lewis Donaldson “Trickle down economics is like having three dogs and giving one of them a hot dog, and thinking he’ll share.” Bill Maher “All evils are equal when they are extreme.”-Pierre Corneille “Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.” John F. Kennedy “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov “People without vaginas shouldn’t be able to regulate them.” Unknown “Let’s just remember that social security is not the government’s money, it belongs to the people who had it taken out of the checks involuntarily their entire working lives.” Mike Huckabee “Be sure to put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.”Abraham Lincoln “I have insecurities of course, but I don’t hang out with anyone who points them out to me.” ADELE “I have been far oftener discriminated against because I am a woman than because I am black.” Shirley Chisholm 5/21/1969 “The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.” John Kenneth Galbraith “Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair.” ― George Burns “What this country needs is more unemployed politicians.” Edward Langley, artist “The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass unobserved.” ― George Washington “If we had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime we would have said so.” Robert S. Mueller “Our task must be to free ourselves… by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and it’s beauty.” ― Albert Einstein “So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.” ― Kurt Vonnegut “A politician thinks of the next election – a statesman of the next generation.” – James Freeman Clarke “Imagination is the bridge between the things we know for sure, and the things we need to believe, when our world becomes unbearable.” Staceyann Chin “Freedom and justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience. I don’t believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people and deny it to others.” Coretta Scott King “Inspiration descends only in flashes to clothe circumstances; it is not stored up in a barrel, like salt herrings to be doled out.”Patrick White “Without music, life would be a mistake.” Friedrich Nietzsche “Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.” Doug Larson “When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.” ― Nelson Mandela “Pretty comes in all sizes. My size is cute.” Honey Boo Boo, reality TV star “If you can’t be a poet, be a poem.” David Carradine A Poem For Don and Vlad valuable article What folks are saying “I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.” Helen Keller “We have, at the heart of our government, a perilous disease, and it is called greed.” D. S. Mitchell 2017 “You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.” MLK “Anyone who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” Voltaire “Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear, is the beginning of wisdom.” Bertrand Russell “Do more things that make you forget to check your phone.” Unknown “What befalls earth, befalls all the sons and daughters of the earth. We did not weave the web of life. We are merely a strand in it.” Chief Seattle “Love is like the wind, you can’t see it, but you can feel it.” Nicholas Sparks “Social Conventions are like Santa Claus. They only exist for those who believe in them.” T. K. McNeil 2021 “It was June, and I saw a bumble bee hovering over a flowering shrub. It’s November now, and I have yet to see a second bumbler hover close to me.” D. S. Mitchell 2021 “Don’t cling to a mistake just because you spent a lot of time making it.” Aubrey De Graf “If you are planning on revenge, dig two graves.” Confucius “I weep a lot. Thankfully, I laugh a lot, too. The main thing in one’s own private world is to try to laugh as much as you cry.” Maya Angelou “All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our talent.” John F. Kennedy “People see God everyday, they just don’t recognize him.” Pearl Bailey “No matter how great your accomplishments, the memory of man is short.” D.S. Mitchell 2021 “No matter how stupid or inane your cause, you can depend on getting at least 30% support from the fucking internet.” David Shadrick 2021 “Poverty is like punishment for a crime you didn’t commit.” Eli Khamarov “Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours.” Unknown “A fierce rage is not always followed by quiet exhaustion. In fact, it sometimes ignites an unstoppable fury.” D. S. Mitchell 2020 “Information is the currency of democracy.” Thomas Jefferson “We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.” Laura Claudette “The deep political divisions in America do not run between big and small states, but rather, between the North and the South and the coasts and the interior.” D. S. Mitchell 2018 “Dream as if you will live forever, live as if you’ll die today.” James Dean “Identify your passion and then pursue it recklessly.” D. S. Mitchell 2018 “What we think, we become.” Buddha “Pain and sadness are often the fruits of intense commitment to a belief or cause. That does not mean you should halt your activity or reject your commitment.” D. S. Mitchell 2017 “When sleeping women wake, mountains move.” Chinese proverb “To argue with a person who has given up reason is like administering medicine to the dead.” Thomas Paine “Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.” Lord Byron “Certainly in the next fifty years we shall see a woman president, perhaps sooner than you think. A woman can and should be able to do any political job that a man can do.” Richard M. Nixon “I would like to see a time when man loves his fellow man, and forgets his color or his creed. We will never be civilized until that time comes”. Clarence Darrow “Secrecy and a free, democratic government don’t mix.” Harry S. Truman “Just because nobody complains, doesn’t mean all parachutes are perfect.”Benny Hill “Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.” Mark Twain “Politics have no relation to morals.” Niccolo Machiavelli “May we think of freedom, not as a right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.” Peter Marshall “We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” Louis Brandeis “To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.” Voltaire “The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.” Ronald Reagan “Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.” ― Mother Theresa “A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves, and traitors are not victims..but accomplices.” George Orwell “It has been said, ‘time heals all wounds.’ I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone.” ― Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy “Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable.” George Orwell “All I can say for the United States is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation.” Will Rogers “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou “It goes without saying that Fox News is not news at all-but pure propaganda geared to an audience of ignorant fools.” Richard Dawkins “If you’re going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use two feet.” ― Keith Richards “Illegal aliens have always been a problem in the United States. Ask any Indian.” ― Robert Orben “Some men see things as they are, and ask, ‘Why?” I dream things that never were, and ask, ‘Why not?” Robert F. Kennedy “The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.” J. Pierpont Morgan “The man who has millions will want everything he can get his hands on and then raise his voice against the poor devil who wants ten cents more a day.” Samuel Gompers “Judicial abuse occurs when judges substitute their own political views for the law”. Lamar S. Smith “When our government is spoken of as some menacing, threatening, foreign entity, it ignores the fact that in our democracy, government is us.” Barack Obama “What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or in the holy name of liberty or democracy?” ― Mahatma Gandhi “The problem is that American women are kept from growing to their full human capacities–that fact, is taking a far greater toll on the physical and mental health of our country than any known disease.” Betty Friedan “A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it.” Harry S Truman “If you see bigotry, oppose it. If you see violence, condemn it. And if you see a bully, stand up to him.” Hillary Rodham Clinton 3/12/16 “The harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph.” Thomas Paine “Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored.”-Aldous Huxley “One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.” Plato “Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.” Coretta Scott King “People will dismiss facts, ignore science, and argue the unarguable; if it’s in the interest of their pocketbook.” Yogi Berra “If you really think the economy is more important than the environment, try holding your breath whilst you count your money.” Dr. Guy McPherson “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.” Daniel Patrick Moynihan DEADPOOL QUOTES: 1.) “Never underestimate the stupidity of idiots.” 2.) “Today was about as much fun as a sandpaper dildo.” 3.) “My common sense is tingling.” 4.) “You can’t buy love, but you can rent it for three minutes.” 5.) “I’m gonna eat until I’m tired. Then I’m going to sleep until I’m hungry.” 6.) “I can say chimichanga in seven languages.” 7.) “Do you have an off switch?” 8.) “That’s a face I can sit on.” 9.) “Daddy needs to express some rage.” 10.) “I seriously need a speed bump between my brain and my mouth.” 11.) “I’m a bad guy who is paid to fuck up worse guys.” 12.) “Life is an endless series of train wrecks with only brief commercial like breaks of happiness.” Marvel Comics. Deadpool created by Fabian Nicieza & Rob Liefield Tools To Quit Smoking Now Work + Passion + Money = Success FAQs Videos

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    • “I want to disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed.” Arthur Ashe

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    • “If people stopped searching for things that offended them and started looking for things that inspired them; what a wonderful world this would be.” Night Owl

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    • “Worry is a waste of valuable time.” D. S. Mitchell 2015

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    • Chasing The Spider by D.S. Mitchell

    • www.chasingthespider.com

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    • “My favorite old car had no reverse gear. It taught me I could only go forward.” Flavia

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    • “The rain falls because the cloud can no longer handle the weight. The tears fall because the heart can no longer handle the pain.” The Wise You

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    • “My art is my heart.” D. S. Mitchell 2015

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    • “Sometimes when challenged we find out we are capable of the unthinkable.” D. S. Mitchell 2022

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    • “I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret between the shadow and soul.” Pablo Neruda

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    • “If now isn’t a good time for the truth I don’t see when we’ll get to it.” Nikki Giovanni

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    • “Let my old days be my best days,” Cousin Lucille

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    • “Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes the reason is that you are stupid and make bad decisions.” Your mother

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    • “Surround yourself with those on the same mission as you.” Anonymous

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    • “I wonder, if you were blind, lost and confused, would you care what color the offered hand?” D. S. Mitchell 2015

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    • “The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.” Christian Grey

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    • “Love life and life will love you back. Love people and they will love you back.” Arthur Rubenstein

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    • “To be happy and contented, count your blessings, not your cash.” Chinese Proverb

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    • RIP RBG

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    • “Studying American politics has taught me several disgusting lessons, the first being, money buys friends in Congress. That alone should terrify the American public.” D. S. Mitchell 2021

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    • “Those who think they can control the mob are fools and are often the victims of their own incitement.” D.S. Mitchell 2021

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    • “The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true. So I elect for neither label.” – James Branch Cabell

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    • “I don’t need to attend every argument I’m invited to.” Unknown

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    • “Voting is like a prayer.” Raphael Warnock 2021

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    • Smile

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      "If puppies and kittens don't make you smile, you might consider therapy." D. S. Mitchell 2015.

    • “We are all valuable. The problem is not everyone is smart enough to realize it.” D. S. Mitchell 2021

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    • “Outer beauty attracts but inner beauty captivates.” Kate Angell

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    • “Dimming the lights will not hide the social injustice in America.” D. S. Mitchell 2017

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    • “Silence in front of savagery is savagery itself.” Abhijit Naskar

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    • “We can never be too busy to be kind.” D. S. Mitchell 2017

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    • “We only fail when we fail to try.” Rosa Parks

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    • “Every moment is a fresh beginning.” T. S. Eliot

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    • “Every lie is like stepping in a quicksand pit. Every lie as dangerous, as telling the truth.” D. S. Mitchell 2020

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    • “Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.” Charles Dickens

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    • “Thoughtful people are slow to anger, not necessarily less efficient in their killing.” D. S. Mitchell 2019

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    • “Endings are not always bad. Most times they’re just beginnings in disguise.” Kim Harrison

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    • “The United States like so many countries around the world has chosen to give to the few and deny the many.” D.S. Mitchell 2020

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    • “It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. This is true, its called life.” Terry Pratchett

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    • “Law without humanity is injustice.” D. S. Mitchell 2020

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    • “When people start acting as though the past is the same as the present and context doesn’t matter, things start to get dangerous.” Trevor K. McNeil 2020

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    • “Pardoning the Bad, is injuring the Good.” – Benjamin Franklin

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    • “In no instance have… the churches been guardians of the liberties of the people.” James Madison

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    • “Anger helps straighten out a problem like a fan helps straighten out a pile of papers.” Susan Marcotte

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    • “Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” ― Bruce Lee

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    • “A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.” Franklin D. Roosevelt

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    • “The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.” Franklin D. Roosevelt

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    • “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” Thomas Jefferson

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    • “The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.” Albert Einstein

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    • “Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

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    • “The 7 Social Sins are: Wealth without Work; Pleasure without Conscience; Knowledge without Character; Commerce without Morality; Science without Humanity; Worship without Sacrifice; Politics without Principle.” Frederick Lewis Donaldson

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    • “Trickle down economics is like having three dogs and giving one of them a hot dog, and thinking he’ll share.” Bill Maher

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    • “All evils are equal when they are extreme.”-Pierre Corneille

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    • “Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.” John F. Kennedy

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    • “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov

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    • “People without vaginas shouldn’t be able to regulate them.” Unknown

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    • “Let’s just remember that social security is not the government’s money, it belongs to the people who had it taken out of the checks involuntarily their entire working lives.” Mike Huckabee

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    • “Be sure to put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.”Abraham Lincoln

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    • “I have insecurities of course, but I don’t hang out with anyone who points them out to me.” ADELE

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    • “I have been far oftener discriminated against because I am a woman than because I am black.” Shirley Chisholm 5/21/1969

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    • “The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.” John Kenneth Galbraith

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    • “Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair.” ― George Burns

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    • “What this country needs is more unemployed politicians.” Edward Langley, artist

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    • “The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass unobserved.” ― George Washington

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    • “If we had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime we would have said so.” Robert S. Mueller

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    • “Our task must be to free ourselves… by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and it’s beauty.” ― Albert Einstein

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    • “So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.” ― Kurt Vonnegut

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    • “A politician thinks of the next election – a statesman of the next generation.” – James Freeman Clarke

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    • “Imagination is the bridge between the things we know for sure, and the things we need to believe, when our world becomes unbearable.” Staceyann Chin

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    • “Freedom and justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience. I don’t believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people and deny it to others.” Coretta Scott King

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    • “Inspiration descends only in flashes to clothe circumstances; it is not stored up in a barrel, like salt herrings to be doled out.”Patrick White

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    • “Without music, life would be a mistake.” Friedrich Nietzsche

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    • “Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.” Doug Larson

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    • “When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.” ― Nelson Mandela

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    • “Pretty comes in all sizes. My size is cute.” Honey Boo Boo, reality TV star

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    • “If you can’t be a poet, be a poem.” David Carradine

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    • A Poem For Don and Vlad

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      A Poem For Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

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    • “I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.” Helen Keller

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    • “We have, at the heart of our government, a perilous disease, and it is called greed.” D. S. Mitchell 2017

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    • “You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.” MLK

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    • “Anyone who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” Voltaire

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    • “Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear, is the beginning of wisdom.” Bertrand Russell

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    • “Do more things that make you forget to check your phone.” Unknown

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    • “What befalls earth, befalls all the sons and daughters of the earth. We did not weave the web of life. We are merely a strand in it.” Chief Seattle

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    • “Love is like the wind, you can’t see it, but you can feel it.” Nicholas Sparks

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    • “Social Conventions are like Santa Claus. They only exist for those who believe in them.” T. K. McNeil 2021

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    • “It was June, and I saw a bumble bee hovering over a flowering shrub. It’s November now, and I have yet to see a second bumbler hover close to me.” D. S. Mitchell 2021

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    • “Don’t cling to a mistake just because you spent a lot of time making it.” Aubrey De Graf

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    • “If you are planning on revenge, dig two graves.” Confucius

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    • “I weep a lot. Thankfully, I laugh a lot, too. The main thing in one’s own private world is to try to laugh as much as you cry.” Maya Angelou

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    • “All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our talent.” John F. Kennedy

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    • “People see God everyday, they just don’t recognize him.” Pearl Bailey

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    • “No matter how great your accomplishments, the memory of man is short.” D.S. Mitchell 2021

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    • “No matter how stupid or inane your cause, you can depend on getting at least 30% support from the fucking internet.” David Shadrick 2021

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    • “Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours.” Unknown

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    • “A fierce rage is not always followed by quiet exhaustion. In fact, it sometimes ignites an unstoppable fury.” D. S. Mitchell 2020

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    • “Information is the currency of democracy.” Thomas Jefferson

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    • “We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.” Laura Claudette

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    • “The deep political divisions in America do not run between big and small states, but rather, between the North and the South and the coasts and the interior.” D. S. Mitchell 2018

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    • “Dream as if you will live forever, live as if you’ll die today.” James Dean

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    • “Identify your passion and then pursue it recklessly.” D. S. Mitchell 2018

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    • “What we think, we become.” Buddha

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    • “Pain and sadness are often the fruits of intense commitment to a belief or cause. That does not mean you should halt your activity or reject your commitment.” D. S. Mitchell 2017

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    • “When sleeping women wake, mountains move.” Chinese proverb

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    • “To argue with a person who has given up reason is like administering medicine to the dead.” Thomas Paine

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    • “Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.” Lord Byron

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    • “Certainly in the next fifty years we shall see a woman president, perhaps sooner than you think. A woman can and should be able to do any political job that a man can do.” Richard M. Nixon

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    • “I would like to see a time when man loves his fellow man, and forgets his color or his creed. We will never be civilized until that time comes”. Clarence Darrow

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    • “Secrecy and a free, democratic government don’t mix.” Harry S. Truman

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    • “Just because nobody complains, doesn’t mean all parachutes are perfect.”Benny Hill

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    • “Politics have no relation to morals.” Niccolo Machiavelli

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    • “May we think of freedom, not as a right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.” Peter Marshall

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    • “We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” Louis Brandeis

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    • “To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.” Voltaire

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    • “The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.” Ronald Reagan

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    • “Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.” ― Mother Theresa

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    • “A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves, and traitors are not victims..but accomplices.” George Orwell

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    • “It has been said, ‘time heals all wounds.’ I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone.” ― Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy

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    • “Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable.” George Orwell

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    • “All I can say for the United States is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation.” Will Rogers

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    • “It goes without saying that Fox News is not news at all-but pure propaganda geared to an audience of ignorant fools.” Richard Dawkins

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    • “If you’re going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use two feet.” ― Keith Richards

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    • “Illegal aliens have always been a problem in the United States. Ask any Indian.” ― Robert Orben

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    • “Some men see things as they are, and ask, ‘Why?” I dream things that never were, and ask, ‘Why not?” Robert F. Kennedy

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    • “The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.” J. Pierpont Morgan

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    • “The man who has millions will want everything he can get his hands on and then raise his voice against the poor devil who wants ten cents more a day.” Samuel Gompers

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    • “Judicial abuse occurs when judges substitute their own political views for the law”. Lamar S. Smith

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    • “What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or in the holy name of liberty or democracy?” ― Mahatma Gandhi

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    • “The problem is that American women are kept from growing to their full human capacities–that fact, is taking a far greater toll on the physical and mental health of our country than any known disease.” Betty Friedan

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    • “A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it.” Harry S Truman

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    • “If you see bigotry, oppose it. If you see violence, condemn it. And if you see a bully, stand up to him.” Hillary Rodham Clinton 3/12/16

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    • “The harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph.” Thomas Paine

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    • “Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored.”-Aldous Huxley

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    • “One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.” Plato

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    • “Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.” Coretta Scott King

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    • “People will dismiss facts, ignore science, and argue the unarguable; if it’s in the interest of their pocketbook.” Yogi Berra

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    • “If you really think the economy is more important than the environment, try holding your breath whilst you count your money.” Dr. Guy McPherson

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    • “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.” Daniel Patrick Moynihan

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    FAQs

    What is PSP form of frontotemporal dementia? ›

    Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a condition that causes both dementia and problems with movement. It is a progressive condition that mainly affects people aged over 60. The word 'supranuclear' refers to the parts of the brain just above the nerve cells that control eye movement.

    Is progressive supranuclear palsy a frontotemporal dementia? ›

    Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a frontotemporal dementia. It is characterised by difficulties with balance, movement, vision, speech and swallowing. It is caused by progressive damage to the cells in the brain that control eye movements.

    Is PSP a type of FTD? ›

    Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) belongs to the category of FTD disorders that primarily affect movement. Some symptoms of both PSP and corticobasal syndrome — another FTD disorder associated with a decline in motor function — resemble those often seen in people with Parkinson's disease.

    How long do you live with PSP? ›

    PSP typically progresses to death in 5 to 7 years,1 with Richardson syndrome having the fastest rate of progression.

    What are the 4 stages of PSP? ›

    The four stages are:
    • Early stage.
    • Mid stage.
    • Advanced stage.
    • End of life stage.
    16 Jun 2013

    What are the first signs of PSP? ›

    The initial symptoms of PSP can include:
    • sudden loss of balance when walking that usually results in repeated falls, often backwards.
    • muscle stiffness, particularly in the neck.
    • extreme tiredness.
    • changes in personality, such as irritability, apathy (lack of interest) and mood swings.

    What are the final stages of progressive supranuclear palsy? ›

    The final stages of PSP are usually dominated by an increasingly severe dysarthria and dysphagia. These features are usually described as being part of a pseudo-bulbar palsy, as brisk jaw and facial jerks may be present.

    How long does a person live with frontal lobe dementia? ›

    People with FTD typically live six to eight years with their condition, sometimes longer, sometimes less.

    What causes death in PSP? ›

    The disease gets progressively worse, with people becoming severely disabled within three to five years of onset. Affected individuals are predisposed to serious complications such as pneumonia, choking, head injury, and fractures. The most common cause of death is pneumonia.

    What are 5 extreme behavior changes found with FTD? ›

    Behavioral changes

    Loss of empathy and other interpersonal skills, such as having sensitivity to another's feelings. Lack of judgment. Loss of inhibition. Lack of interest (apathy), which can be mistaken for depression.

    Does alcohol cause PSP? ›

    There was no significant association between PSP and alcohol drinking, smoking habits, anti- inflammatory agent use or specific occupations.

    Can you recover from PSP? ›

    There's currently no cure for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), but there are lots of things that can be done to help manage the symptoms. As PSP can affect many different areas of your health, you'll be cared for by a team of health and social care professionals working together.

    Does PSP run in families? ›

    Most cases of progressive supranuclear palsy are sporadic, which means they occur in people with no history of the disorder in their family. However, some people with this disorder have had family members with related conditions, such as parkinsonism and a loss of intellectual functions (dementia).

    Does stress cause PSP? ›

    PSP patients were found to be three times more likely to report high exposure to highly stressful events than controls. This suggests that these highly stressful events may have a role in the etiopathogenesis of PSP.

    Do PSP patients hallucinate? ›

    Only 2 out of 22 PSP patients (9.1%) reported visual hallucina- tions. Case 1 had auditory in addition to visual hallucinations.

    Do PSP patients sleep a lot? ›

    Poor sleep is common with PSP. It takes longer for patients to fall asleep, and they wake more frequently during the night, resulting in a shorter time asleep. Neuroanatomical areas affected in PSP are also the same areas of the brain that house the sleep/wake regulation system.

    Is there pain with PSP? ›

    Pain is more common and more intense in PD and MSA than PSP. Differences in distribution of neurodegenerative pathologies may underlie these differential pain profiles.

    How do you get PSP disease? ›

    Affected individuals frequently experience personality changes and cognitive impairment. Symptoms typically begin after age 60 but can begin earlier. The exact cause of PSP is unknown. PSP is often misdiagnosed as Parkinson disease, Alzheimer disease, corticobasal degeneration and other neurodegenerative disorders.

    What is the most common cause of supranuclear palsy? ›

    Cause of supranuclear palsy

    Deterioration of cells in the brainstem, cerebral cortex, cerebellum and basal ganglia — a cluster of cells deep within your brain — is what causes the coordination and movement issues of progressive supranuclear palsy.

    Does PSP show up on an MRI? ›

    MRI scans can also detect changes to the brain that are consistent with a diagnosis of PSP, such as shrinkage of certain areas. Scans that show the build-up of the tau protein in the brain that's associated with PSP are currently under development.

    Is PSP worse than Parkinson's? ›

    On average, PSP gets worse quicker than Parkinson's and doesn't respond as well to medications. People with Parkinson's usually bend forward, while people with PSP stand very straight, or even slightly backwards. Problems with swallowing and with speaking appear early with PSP and they are far more severe.

    What famous people have progressive supranuclear palsy? ›

    A famous person with PSP was Dudley Moore, the actor.

    How can I help someone with progressive supranuclear palsy? ›

    Physical therapy and occupational therapy, to improve balance. Facial exercises, talking keyboards, gait and balance training also can help with many of the symptoms of progressive supranuclear palsy.

    What is end stage frontotemporal dementia? ›

    In later stages, patients develop movement disorders such as unsteadiness, rigidity, slowness, twitches, muscle weakness or difficulty swallowing. Some patients develop Lou Gherig's disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). People in the final stages of FTD cannot care for themselves.

    What causes death in frontotemporal dementia? ›

    Pneumonia is the most common cause of death, with FTD. People are also at increased risk for infections and fall-related injuries. As FTD progressively worsens, people may engage in dangerous behaviors or be unable to care for themselves.

    Do people with frontal lobe dementia get violent? ›

    Physical aggression among people with dementia is not unusual. A study showed that one-third of patients with the diagnosis Alzheimer's disease or frontotemporal dementia were physically aggressive towards healthcare staff, other patients, relatives, animals and complete strangers.

    Do people with PSP go blind? ›

    Involuntary eye closure is common in PSP. It can be mild and irritating or severe with functional blindness. It may be caused blepharospasm (especially pretarsal blepharospasm) or apraxia of lid opening—the inability to open the eyes voluntarily despite normal peripheral levator function.

    What are the disadvantages of PSP? ›

    Weaknesses
    • Larger and heavier.
    • Slightly slower than later models.
    • Discontinued, so Sony support is limited or nonexistent.
    • Screen not as bright when compared to PSP-3000.
    • No internal memory for storage.
    • No video out.
    • Does not run Skype.
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    How do I support someone on PSP? ›

    Physical therapy and occupational therapy, to improve balance. Facial exercises, talking keyboards, gait and balance training also can help with many of the symptoms of progressive supranuclear palsy.

    How fast does frontotemporal dementia progress? ›

    Most studies show that FTD is steadily progressive, with declining function in everyday life and accumulation of social, cognitive, and neurological disabilities leading to complete dependency requiring institutional care over a course of 6–8 years[9].

    Do people with FTD know they have it? ›

    People with FTD often lack insight, which means they can't recognize their symptoms or condition. Because they can't see the problem, they often don't believe they need medical care or treatment. That lack of understanding can lead to frustration or fear for the person with the symptoms and their loved ones.

    How long does end stage frontotemporal dementia last? ›

    However, end-stage dementia may last from one to three years. As the disease advances, your loved one's abilities become severely limited and their needs increase. Typically, they: have trouble eating and swallowing.

    Can I drive with PSP? ›

    Can I drive? Depending on your symptoms, you may be able to continue driving for a while with PSP or CBD. However, you are legally required to disclose your diagnosis to the DVLA and your insurer. You may need to be assessed at a driving centre if you wish to continue to drive.

    How does PSP affect the eyes? ›

    A person with PSP will begin to experience eye problems, such as difficulty opening and closing their eyes, blinking, blurry vision, or moving their eyes side to side or up and down. Later in the disease, people with PSP may feel increasing weakness in their limbs.

    Is coughing a symptom of PSP? ›

    Swallowing difficulties are also common in PSP. These include: Coughing or choking on food or drink.

    Does exercise help with PSP? ›

    Structured exercises can improve strength, mobility, and balance in people living with PSP (9). Physical therapy (11) and physical activities, such as walking (12, 13), music-cued movement (14), dancing (15), and cycling (16), can also improve fitness, community ambulation, and social participation in parkinsonism.

    What's the most common age for someone to be diagnosed with PSP? ›

    Most cases of PSP develop in people who are over the age of 60.

    Can a PSP be tracked? ›

    On the PSP Tracking app, users can:

    Easily log in using PSP platform credentials. View ships under accounts or sub-accounts on a map or in list view. Select a specific ship and view its movement history and details. Change the device's reporting frequency (with relevant permissions)

    How does PSP affect speech? ›

    Communication Changes

    Speech changes are common in PSP. Speech can become slurred or speech rate can become too fast, leading to difficulties being understood. Changes in voice quality can also occur: strained or harsh voice, or quiet and breathy voice.

    What part of the brain does supranuclear palsy affect? ›

    It involves damage to many cells of the brain. Many areas are affected, including the part of the brainstem where cells that control eye movement are located. The area of the brain that controls steadiness when you walk is also affected. The frontal lobes of the brain are also affected, leading to personality changes.

    Does PSP cause paranoia? ›

    Most commonly, PSP presents with axial rigidity, vertical gaze palsy, frequent falls, pseudobulbar affect, frontal executive disabilities, and neuropsychiatric disturbances including depression, anxiety, impulsivity, and paranoia.

    What are the three types of frontotemporal dementia? ›

    There are three types of frontotemporal disorders (FTD): behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), primary progressive aphasia (PPA), and movement disorders.

    What is the difference between dementia and frontotemporal dementia? ›

    While Alzheimer's disease generally affects most of the brain, frontotemporal dementia primarily affects the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain – the areas generally associated with personality and behaviour.

    Is frontotemporal dementia the same as dementia? ›

    Frontotemporal dementia is an uncommon type of dementia that causes problems with behaviour and language. Dementia is the name for problems with mental abilities caused by gradual changes and damage in the brain. Frontotemporal dementia affects the front and sides of the brain (the frontal and temporal lobes).

    What is another name for frontotemporal dementia? ›

    Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is one of the less common types of dementia. It is sometimes called Pick's disease or frontal lobe dementia. The first noticeable FTD symptoms are changes to personality and behaviour and/or difficulties with language.

    What is the life expectancy of frontal lobe dementia? ›

    People with FTD typically live six to eight years with their condition, sometimes longer, sometimes less.

    What happens in the last stages of frontotemporal dementia? ›

    In later stages, patients develop movement disorders such as unsteadiness, rigidity, slowness, twitches, muscle weakness or difficulty swallowing. Some patients develop Lou Gherig's disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). People in the final stages of FTD cannot care for themselves.

    Which is worse frontotemporal dementia or Alzheimer's? ›

    AD is the most common dementia in older people. Therefore, it is often one of the first diseases a doctor considers. But Alzheimer's disease usually begins with memory loss, while FTD is typically a behavior or language disorder. The probability of AD is strongly affected by the age of the person showing the symptoms.

    Is frontotemporal dementia aggressive? ›

    However, individuals with frontotemporal dementia were physically aggressive more often -- and the violence exhibited by the people suffering from frontotemporal dementia could also be more serious, and this was particularly evident towards complete strangers.

    Does frontotemporal dementia show on a brain scan? ›

    Brain imaging is indicated in all individuals with symptoms of FTD to rule out structural causes. MRI scanning will identify small vessel ischemia, subdural hematomas, strategically placed tumors and hydrocephalus. Additionally, the pattern of brain atrophy can support the diagnosis.

    What are some of the first symptoms noticed in frontal lobe dementia? ›

    What are the early signs of frontal lobe dementia?
    • Loss of inhibitions. This means a person has trouble controlling themselves. ...
    • Apathy. This usually causes a lack of interest or motivation. ...
    • Loss of empathy. ...
    • Compulsive behaviors. ...
    • Changes in diet or mouth-centered behaviors. ...
    • Loss of executive function.
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    What is the best medication for frontal lobe dementia? ›

    Medications. Antidepressants. Some types of antidepressants, such as trazodone, may reduce the behavioral problems associated with frontotemporal dementia. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) — such as citalopram (Celexa), paroxetine (Paxil) or sertraline (Zoloft) — also have been effective in some people.

    Does frontotemporal dementia show on MRI? ›

    Atrophy or shrinkage of specific regions of the brain that might be suggestive of FTD can be identified by MRI.

    Can stress cause frontotemporal dementia? ›

    When both anxiety and depression were entered as variables, a significant increase in the risk of developing FTD was observed in patients who had reported anxiety on the HADS (p = 0.017; OR: 2.947, 95% CI: 1.209–7.158).

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