Do a google search on Ralph Klein dementia and several articles should come up. Ralph Klein was premier of Alberta (in Canada) for many years and has just been diagnosed with FTD with aphasia. The news media is featuring this on TV and newspapers across Canada today. It will be interesting to see if this encourages more awareness and support for dementia programs and research in Alberta.
The above news story has triggered multiple articles in Canadian media this weekend. There are articles specific to the announcement of Ralph Klein's FTD diagnosis and articles about dementia (general and more specific ones). Here's an example of a short article that offers brief description of several types of dementia: http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/04/08/f-dementia-many-forms.html .
Good to see that this is creating more interest in dementia . . . Ralph Klein was well known across Canada as a long time premier who accomplished a lot during his political career. I think his family's willingness to go public with his diagnosis will have some positive results for future dementia care and support.