R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The Alzheimer's Association Coalition of Texas is a
 1-2     coalition of the 17 chapters of the Alzheimer's Association in the
 1-3     State of Texas; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, Alzheimer's Disease is an incurable disease that
 1-5     destroys the brain, robbing individuals of memory and judgment and
 1-6     leaving them incapable of functioning on their own, cognitively or
 1-7     physically; and
 1-8           WHEREAS, Over 265,000 Texans have Alzheimer's Disease or a
 1-9     related disorder, and that number is estimated to increase to
1-10     300,000 by the year 2000; and
1-11           WHEREAS, One in three Texas families is affected by
1-12     Alzheimer's Disease; and
1-13           WHEREAS, One in 10 persons over 65 has Alzheimer's Disease,
1-14     and almost half of those over 85 have the disease; and
1-15           WHEREAS, At least 50 percent of residents in long-term care
1-16     facilities in Texas have some form of dementia, with Alzheimer's
1-17     being the most prevalent; and
1-18           WHEREAS, Nearly one in three people in Texas is a baby
1-19     boomer, who early in the next century will move into the age of
1-20     highest risk for Alzheimer's Disease; and
1-21           WHEREAS, The total annual cost of Alzheimer's Disease in the
1-22     United States today is at least $100 billion, and Alzheimer's
1-23     Disease costs American businesses $33.16 billion a year; and
1-24           WHEREAS, On February 2, 1999, the Alzheimer's Association
 2-1     Coalition of Texas is hosting a day for friends and family of
 2-2     people with Alzheimer's Disease to visit their legislators and talk
 2-3     to them about Alzheimer's Disease; now, therefore, be it
 2-4           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the State of
 2-5     Texas, 76th Legislature, hereby welcome the friends and family of
 2-6     people with Alzheimer's Disease from around the state to the
 2-7     Capitol to talk with legislators about issues that are important to
 2-8     people with Alzheimer's Disease and their loved ones.
                                                                  Hilderbran
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                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 94 was adopted by the House on
         February 2, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House