Merrimac :Justin,, 14, has lost several relatives to frontotemporal disorder, otherwise known as FTD, a degenerative brain disease. His mother, Kathy, has also tested positive for the gene mutation that causes the disease.
Now Justin is on a mission to raise both money and awareness of FTD in the hope of funding research to find a cure. Jim Vaiknoras/staff photo

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