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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month and |
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National Caregiver Month are being observed in November 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, According to the Alzheimer's Association, more than |
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five million Americans are afflicted with this progressive form of |
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dementia, and over 15 million family members and friends serve as |
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Alzheimer's or dementia caregivers; and |
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WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease causes noticeably degraded |
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cognition, and symptoms include memory loss, disorientation, |
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decreased judgment, severe mood or personality changes, and loss of |
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initiative; the disease typically strikes individuals who are 65 |
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years of age or older; approximately five percent of sufferers, |
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however, have early-onset Alzheimer's, which can appear in people |
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as young as 40 years old; and |
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WHEREAS, There is no cure for this devastating illness; it is |
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one of the leading causes of death for seniors in the United States; |
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in Texas, Alzheimer's is responsible for more than 5,000 deaths per |
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year, and the number of people affected is growing; and |
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WHEREAS, Increased research is critical to stemming the tide |
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of Alzheimer's disease, and awareness of the demands faced by those |
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who care for Alzheimer's patients is key to our appreciation of |
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their efforts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize November 2015 as National Alzheimer's |
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Disease Awareness Month and National Caregiver Month and encourage |
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all Texans to learn more about Alzheimer's. |
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Price |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 3575 was adopted by the House on June |
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1, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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