Bill Text: IL HR1050 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares November of 2018 as "Alzheimer's Awareness Month".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-11-15 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli [HR1050 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR1050-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, In 1983, President Ronald Reagan designated | ||||||
| 3 | November as Alzheimer's Awareness Month
nationally; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative | ||||||
| 5 | disease that causes a person to progressively lose
their memory | ||||||
| 6 | and overall cognitive function over time; Alzheimer's robs a | ||||||
| 7 | person of their short-term
and long-term memory and has a | ||||||
| 8 | significant effect on their loved ones; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of | ||||||
| 10 | dementia, accounting for 60 to 80%
of all dementia cases; | ||||||
| 11 | dementia is a general term to describe a severe decline in | ||||||
| 12 | mental ability that
interferes with daily life; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, There are currently 5.7 million people living with | ||||||
| 14 | Alzheimer's in the United States, and the
Alzheimer's | ||||||
| 15 | Association projects that number to grow to 14 million by 2050; | ||||||
| 16 | and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease is the 6th leading cause of | ||||||
| 18 | death in the United States and kills more
people than breast | ||||||
| 19 | cancer and prostate cancer combined; according to the | ||||||
| 20 | Alzheimer's Association, one out of every three seniors dies of | ||||||
| 21 | Alzheimer's disease; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Someone in the United States develops Alzheimer's | ||||||
| 2 | or some form of dementia every 65
seconds; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, The Alzheimer's Association estimates that | ||||||
| 4 | Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia
will cost | ||||||
| 5 | people in the United States a combined $277 billion in 2018; | ||||||
| 6 | they also state that early and
accurate diagnosis of | ||||||
| 7 | Alzheimer's could save up to $7.9 trillion in medical costs; | ||||||
| 8 | and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, No cure is currently available for Alzheimer's | ||||||
| 10 | disease, and the approximate lifetime cost of
care for a person | ||||||
| 11 | living with Alzheimer's is $341,840; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 13 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 14 | declare November of 2018 as "Alzheimer's Awareness Month" | ||||||
| 15 | within the State of Illinois; and be it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the Alzheimer's Association - Illinois Chapter.
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