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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, a traumatic brain injury occurs every twenty-three |
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seconds in the United States; and |
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WHEREAS, traumatic brain injuries can have debilitating |
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effects on brain functionality, including thinking, reasoning, |
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memory, and communication; and |
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WHEREAS, those who suffer traumatic brain injuries may face |
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years of rehabilitation, therapy, and recovery; and |
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WHEREAS, the families, friends, co-workers, and communities |
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of those who suffer traumatic brain injuries suffer along-side the |
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victims of the actual injuries; |
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WHEREAS, life may never be the same for an individual who has |
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suffered a traumatic brain injury; and |
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WHEREAS, a concussion is a type of brain injury that can |
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interrupt the regular function of the brain; and |
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WHEREAS, approximately 3.8 million sports-related and |
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recreation-related concussions occur in the United States each |
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year; and |
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WHEREAS, approximately 135,000 sports-related and |
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recreation-related traumatic brain injuries occur among children |
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ages 5 to 18 each year; and |
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WHEREAS, increasing prevention and early diagnosis require |
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raising awareness about the causes, symptoms and effects of |
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traumatic brain injury; and |
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WHEREAS, the month of March has been designated as Brain |
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Injury Awareness Month in order to further the Brain Injury |
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Association's ongoing commitment to advocacy and education |
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regarding concussions and other traumatic brain injuries; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize the month of March as Brain Injury |
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Awareness Month in an effort to raise awareness of traumatic brain |
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injury among all Texans, but particularly among those most at-risk |
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for suffering this serious and potentially life-altering injury. |