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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2017 - 2018
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | September 18, 2018 02:33 PM |
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| From: | Representative Steve Samuelson and Rep. Katharine M. Watson, Rep. William C. Kortz, II, Rep. Tim Hennessey |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Resolution designating November 2018 as "Alzheimer's Disease Awareness and Caregivers Month" in Pennsylvania |
| We plan to introduce a resolution designating November 2018 as "Alzheimer's Disease Awareness and Caregivers Month" in Pennsylvania. Alzheimer's is an irreversible degenerative brain disorder affecting more than five million Americans. Over 400,000 Pennsylvanians are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or related disorders, and most of these individuals are being cared for at home by unpaid informal caregivers, such as family, friends or other loved ones. Last year, 675,000 of these informal caregivers in Pennsylvania provided an estimated 769 million hours of unpaid care valued at over $9.7 billion. Nationally, more than 16 million Americans provided an estimated 18.4 billion hours of unpaid care for people with Alzheimer’s disease. “Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness and Caregivers Month” gives us an opportunity to raise awareness of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, and recognize the devotion of informal caregivers. Please join us in sponsoring this House resolution. |
Introduced as HR1157