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31	28		STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33	30		1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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36	33		RESOLUTION 1020 By: West (Tammy)
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43	40		AS INTRODUCED
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45	42		A Resolution recognizing September 21 through
46	43		September 28, 2025 as Frontotemporal Dementia
47	44		Awareness Week; and expressing the importance of
48	45		Frontotemporal Dementia Awareness Week .
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53	50		WHEREAS, frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a form of dementia
54	51		caused by progressive nerve cell loss in the brain's frontal and
55	52		temporal lobes, which variably causes deterioration in behavio r,
56	53		personality, and/or difficulty with producing or comprehending
57	54		language; and
58	55		WHEREAS, according to the Association for Frontotemporal
59	56		Degeneration, FTD is frequently misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's,
60	57		depression, Parkinson's disease, or a psychiatric conditio n. On
61	58		average, it currently takes 3.6 years to get an accurate diagnosis;
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	60	+	WHEREAS, most FTD cases occur between the ages of 45 and 64.
	61	+	Therefore, FTD has a potentially substantially greater impact on
	62	+	work, family, and finances; and
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90		-	WHEREAS, most FTD cases occur between the ages of 45 and 64.
91		-	Therefore, FTD has a potentially substantially greater impact on
92		-	work, family, and finances; and
93	89		WHEREAS, the economic burden of FTD is estimated to be $120,000
94	90		per year per family; and
95	91		WHEREAS, FTD may affect a person's ability to express emotions
96	92		and to show affection and empathy; and
97	93		WHEREAS, in the behavioral variant of FTD, a person's
98	94		personality may be significant ly changed and this could manifest as
99	95		impaired judgment and responding to social situations in a way that
100	96		may be considered inappropriate; and
101	97		WHEREAS, in the language variants of FTD (primary progressive
102	98		aphasia), a person may have difficulty producing sp eech and
103	99		understanding grammar, lose the meaning of words or become hesitant
104	100		in their speech, and may eventually become non -verbal; and
105	101		WHEREAS, today, there is no cure for FTD, and no current
106	102		treatments available to slow or stop the progression of the dis ease;
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108	104		WHEREAS, the last week of September has been declared World
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110	106		care and support options, support research for treatments and
111	107		ultimately a cure.
112	108		NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HO USE OF REPRESENTATIVES
113	109		OF THE 1ST SESSION OF THE 60TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
	110	+	THAT the last week of September 2 1-28, 2025, is hereby
	111	+	recognized by the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the State of
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141		-	THAT the last week of September 2 1-28, 2025, is hereby
142		-	recognized by the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the State of
143	138		Oklahoma as Frontotemporal Dementia Awareness Week, in o rder to
144	139		raise public awareness about frontotemporal dementia.
145	140		THAT the Oklahoma House of Representatives acknowledges the
146	141		critical importance of frontotemporal dementia awareness to improve
147	142		brain health in the State of Oklahoma and for research to find a
148	143		treatment and possibly a cure .
149	144		THAT the Oklahoma House of Representatives supports ra ising
150	145		awareness of the consequences of undiagnosed and misdiagnosed
151	146		frontotemporal dementia and the need for appropriate care for
152	147		individuals with frontotemporal dementia .
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