Bill Text: TX SR237 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing April 13, 2021, as Alzheimer's Association State Advocacy Day at the State Capitol.
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-15 - Co-author authorized [SR237 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR237-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Members of the Alzheimer's Association are | ||
| hosting Alzheimer's Association State Advocacy Day at the Texas | ||
| Capitol on April 13, 2021; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease, a progressive | ||
| neurodegenerative brain disorder, tragically robs individuals of | ||
| their memories and leads to debilitating mental and physical | ||
| impairments; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Alzheimer's is the most common cause of dementia, | ||
| a term that refers to the loss of memory and cognitive | ||
| functioning that is severe enough to interfere with daily life; | ||
| it is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and | ||
| the only cause of death in the top 10 that has no cure, no | ||
| treatment, and no way to slow its progression; and | ||
| WHEREAS, More than 5.8 million people in the U.S. are | ||
| currently living with Alzheimer's, including 390,000 Texans; as | ||
| the disease advances, sufferers become completely dependent on | ||
| others for their care, and currently, more than 1.4 million | ||
| Texans are providing unpaid care to affected patients at home, | ||
| work that is valued at over $20.5 billion; according to the | ||
| National Institute on Aging, Alzheimer's disease also indirectly | ||
| costs businesses more than $37 billion each year in lost | ||
| productivity for employees who miss work or leave their jobs to | ||
| care for a relative; and | ||
| WHEREAS, With early detection and diagnosis, individuals | ||
| with Alzheimer's and their families can gain access to treatment | ||
| medications, enroll in critical research trials, fully participate | ||
| in planning for the future, and receive help and support from | ||
| organizations such as the Alzheimer's Association; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease profoundly alters the lives | ||
| of not only the people who suffer from it, but also their | ||
| caregivers, their families, and their communities; on their | ||
| advocacy day, members of the Alzheimer's Association are | ||
| speaking out for the needs and rights of Texans with Alzheimer's | ||
| and their families, and it is indeed appropriate to honor them | ||
| for their dedicated work to advance research, raise awareness, | ||
| and improve services and support for those impacted by this | ||
| terrible disease; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize April 13, 2021, as Alzheimer's | ||
| Association State Advocacy Day at the State Capitol and commend | ||
| the members of the Alzheimer's Association for their outstanding | ||
| service to Alzheimer's patients and their families; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Alzheimer's Association as an expression of high | ||
| regard from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Campbell, Powell | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 13, 2021. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
