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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Someone develops Alzheimer's disease every 68
3seconds; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease is on the rise, with more than
55 million Americans currently living with the disease and an
6estimated 16 million Americans projected to be diagnosed with
7the disease by 2050; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Currently, 210,000 people in Illinois live with
9the disease; there will be an estimated 220,000 in 2020, and
10240,000 in 15 years; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease is an unrelenting,
12progressive condition that destroys brain cells, with no
13currently known cure; Alzheimer's places significant financial
14burdens on families and businesses, with businesses losing
15billions a year in lost productivity and replacement expenses
16for employees who miss work or quit to care for a relative; and
 
17    WHEREAS, In 2010, there were 579,505 Illinois family
18members and friends who provided over 700 million hours of
19unpaid care - valued at $7 billion - to their loved ones with
20Alzheimer's and other dementias; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The impact of Alzheimer's and other dementias on
2Illinois families, the health care system, and society as a
3whole is of great importance; the need for home and
4community-based services for those with Alzheimer's is on the
5rise and caregiver stress is at an all-time high; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease is a looming public health
7crisis; we call upon all policymakers to join in the efforts to
8raise awareness and to serve the hundreds of thousands of
9persons with Alzheimer's and other dementias in Illinois, their
10families, and caregivers; and
 
11    WHEREAS, On March 13, 2013, Alzheimer's advocates will
12speak up for the needs and rights of people with Alzheimer's
13and their families, and ask the Illinois General Assembly to
14make Alzheimer's disease a priority public health issue in the
15State; advocates will speak up for the needs and rights of
16people with Alzheimer's and their families and ask the General
17Assembly to make Alzheimer's disease a priority public health
18issue in the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
21we designate the date of March 13, 2013 as Annual Alzheimer's
22Association Advocacy Day in the State of Illinois.