| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 870 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Members of the Alzheimer's Association are |
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| 6 | 6 | | gathering at the Texas Capitol on April 5, 2023, as part of |
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| 7 | 7 | | Alzheimer's Association State Advocacy Day; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A progressive neurodegenerative brain disorder, |
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| 9 | 9 | | Alzheimer's disease robs individuals of their memories and leads to |
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| 10 | 10 | | progressive mental and physical impairments; it is the |
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| 11 | 11 | | seventh-leading cause of death in the United States, and unlike the |
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| 12 | 12 | | other principal causes, there is currently no cure or treatment for |
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| 13 | 13 | | it and no way to slow its progression; in addition, Alzheimer's is |
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| 14 | 14 | | the most expensive disease in the U.S., costing more than cancer and |
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| 15 | 15 | | heart disease combined; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Today, more than 6.7 million Americans are living |
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| 17 | 17 | | with Alzheimer's, including 400,000 in Texas; these individuals |
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| 18 | 18 | | require considerable assistance, and over 1 million Texans provide |
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| 19 | 19 | | home care to family and friends with Alzheimer's, for a total of |
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| 20 | 20 | | more than $23.5 billion in unpaid labor; according to the National |
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| 21 | 21 | | Institute on Aging, Alzheimer's disease also indirectly costs |
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| 22 | 22 | | businesses more than $37 billion a year in lost productivity as a |
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| 23 | 23 | | result of employees missing work or leaving their job to care for a |
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| 24 | 24 | | relative; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, With early detection and diagnosis, individuals |
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| 26 | 26 | | with Alzheimer's and their families can better plan for the future |
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| 27 | 27 | | while gaining access to medications, critical research trials, and |
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| 28 | 28 | | support from the Alzheimer's Association; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Alzheimer's Association State Advocacy Day provides |
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| 30 | 30 | | an important opportunity to raise awareness about Alzheimer's |
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| 31 | 31 | | disease, to honor caregivers who support and care for loved ones |
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| 32 | 32 | | with the disease, and to acknowledge the work of researchers who are |
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| 33 | 33 | | searching for a cause and a cure; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 35 | 35 | | Legislature hereby recognize April 5, 2023, as Alzheimer's |
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| 36 | 36 | | Association State Advocacy Day at the State Capitol and commend the |
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| 37 | 37 | | Alzheimer's Association for its efforts to fight this terrible |
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| 38 | 38 | | disease and to advocate for those suffering from it. |
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| 39 | 39 | | Lalani |
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| 40 | 40 | | Shaheen |
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| 41 | 41 | | Bowers |
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| 42 | 42 | | Lopez of Bexar |
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| 43 | 43 | | Capriglione |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 46 | 46 | | I certify that H.R. No. 870 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 47 | 47 | | 5, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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