PRINTER'S NO. 4522
No. 899 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY WOJNAROSKI, FICHTER, KENNEY, RUBLEY, ROEBUCK,
BEBKO-JONES, LaGROTTA, WALKO, GEORGE, SHANER, THOMAS,
MARSICO, HORSEY, READSHAW, GRUCELA, DiGIROLAMO, CRUZ,
SAINATO, CORRIGAN, GEIST, FLEAGLE, BISHOP, STABACK, GINGRICH,
SATHER, MANN, CALTAGIRONE, SCAVELLO, FAIRCHILD, LEWIS, JAMES,
BARRAR, NAILOR, O'NEILL, SANTONI, REICHLEY, DeWEESE, ARGALL,
ROSS, SAYLOR, WILT, FORCIER, BIANCUCCI, B. SMITH, PAYNE,
MUNDY, MAJOR, FABRIZIO, GOODMAN, ROHRER, GABIG, HARRIS,
BELARDI, CAUSER, STURLA, PICKETT, CLYMER, BOYD, MARKOSEK,
PERZEL, CAPPELLI, WATSON, R. STEVENSON, PALLONE, GOOD,
BASTIAN, J. EVANS, FRANKEL, LEDERER, McILHATTAN, HUTCHINSON,
ROBERTS, HERSHEY, BARD, TRUE, SEMMEL, LAUGHLIN, BAKER, WEBER,
CAWLEY, HARHAI, BUNT, MAITLAND, EGOLF, TANGRETTI, YOUNGBLOOD,
S. MILLER, SCHRODER, DALLY, GILLESPIE, CURRY, HARPER,
WASHINGTON, MANDERINO, HESS, TURZAI, SOLOBAY, KOTIK, MELIO,
ARMSTRONG, KELLER, TIGUE, SCRIMENTI, PISTELLA AND HASAY,
OCTOBER 18, 2004
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 18, 2004
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of November 2004 as "Alzheimer's Disease
2 Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative brain disorder
4 which causes progressive loss of memory and intellectual
5 function; and
6 WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease was first described in 1906 and
7 has been diagnosed in millions of people ever since; and
8 WHEREAS, More than 240,000 older Pennsylvanians have
9 Alzheimer's disease or related dementia; and
10 WHEREAS, Approximately four million Americans currently
1 suffer from Alzheimer's disease, and this number is expected to
2 increase to nearly 14 million by the middle of the century; and
3 WHEREAS, One in ten persons over 65 years of age and almost
4 one-half of all persons over 85 years of age have Alzheimer's
5 disease; and
6 WHEREAS, Approximately one-half of all nursing home residents
7 suffer from Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder; and
8 WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease causes severe physical,
9 emotional and financial trauma for affected individuals as well
10 as their families and friends; and
11 WHEREAS, Despite the painstaking efforts of researchers and
12 other advocates, medical science has not found a cure or
13 treatment for Alzheimer's disease; and
14 WHEREAS, The tragic effects of Alzheimer's disease have
15 spurred scientists and physicians worldwide to intensify their
16 research efforts; and
17 WHEREAS, Until research yields a cure, the public must access
18 information about Alzheimer's disease and find ways to ease the
19 burden on patients, families and caregivers; therefore be it
20 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
21 month of November 2004 as "Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month"
22 in Pennsylvania and urge all citizens of this Commonwealth to
23 become better informed about the disease and its impact.
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