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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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