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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize April 5, 2023, as Alzheimer's Association State |
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Advocacy Day at the Capitol in honor of patients affected by the |
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disease, their families and caregivers, and the researchers and |
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medical professionals who work to understand, treat, and develop |
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a cure for Alzheimer's disease; and |
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WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease, the most common cause of |
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dementia, is a progressive neurodegenerative brain disorder that |
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leads to memory loss and mental and physical disabilities in the |
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individuals it affects; more than 6.7 million Americans, |
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including 400,000 Texans, have Alzheimer's disease; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to reducing the cognitive abilities |
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and capacity for independence of the people it affects, |
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Alzheimer's is the most expensive disease in the United States, |
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costing more than cancer and heart diseases combined; and |
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WHEREAS, More than one million dedicated caregivers in |
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Texas provide unpaid care for Alzheimer's patients at home, and |
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the labor of these heroic Texans is valued at more than $23.5 |
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billion; and |
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WHEREAS, Alzheimer's has indirect effects on business and |
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the labor market that result in tremendous losses in human |
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capital due to workers who must leave paid employment to serve as |
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caregivers; according to the National Institute on Aging, |
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Alzheimer's disease costs businesses more than $37 billion |
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annually in lost productivity for employees who miss work or |
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leave their jobs permanently to care for a loved one; and |
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WHEREAS, Increasing public knowledge and awareness of |
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Alzheimer's disease increases the likelihood of early detection |
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and diagnosis for individuals affected by the disease, and |
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equipping families and communities with a greater understanding |
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of the disease provides them the opportunity to plan for the |
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future, access treatment and medications, enroll in critical |
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research trials, and receive help and support from the |
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Alzheimer's Association; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize April 5, 2023, as Alzheimer's |
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Association State Advocacy Day at the Capitol and commend the |
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Alzheimer's Association, its dedicated volunteers, and all who |
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contribute to the efforts of the association on their outstanding |
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advocacy on behalf of those affected by Alzheimer's disease; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the Alzheimer's Association as an expression of esteem from the |
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Texas Senate. |