PRINTER'S NO. 2876
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
612
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY SAMUELSON, MURT, KORTZ, BERNSTINE, BIZZARRO,
BOBACK, BROWN, BURNS, T. DAVIS, DEASY, DeLUCA, DiGIROLAMO,
EVERETT, HEFFLEY, HENNESSEY, HILL-EVANS, HOWARD, JAMES,
JOHNSON-HARRELL, JONES, KAUFFMAN, KINSEY, LONGIETTI,
MACKENZIE, MALAGARI, McCLINTON, McNEILL, MILLARD, B. MILLER,
NEILSON, PICKETT, PYLE, RYAN, SAINATO, SAYLOR, SCHLOSSBERG,
SCHMITT, SCHROEDER, SONNEY, STAATS, THOMAS, YOUNGBLOOD AND
ZIMMERMAN, NOVEMBER 15, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES,
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of November 2019 as "National Alzheimer's
Disease Awareness and Family Caregivers Month" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease is an irreversible degenerative
brain disorder that, as yet, cannot be prevented, slowed or
cured; and
WHEREAS, Alzheimer's robs its victims of their memories and
their ability to walk, talk and perform everyday tasks, which
impacts their ability to live independently; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 5.8 million Americans have been
diagnosed with Alzheimer's or a related disorder, and an
estimated 200,000 of those Americans are under 65 years of age;
and
WHEREAS, Unless a cure is found, more than 14 million
Americans will have the disease by 2050; and
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