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HomeMy Public PortalAboutProclamation, Alzheimer's Disease Month November 1996 Town of Riverdale COpy PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, Alzheimer' s Disease is one of the most severe afflictions of the brain, affecting one' s personality, the ability to remember, make judgements, and function in society, slowly depriving its victims of the ability to care for themselves and to respond to those around them; and WHEREAS, Alzheimer' s Disease affects as many as 66,000 ( 15%) of older Iowans, yet it is not limited to those over 65, over half of all people admitted to nursing homes suffer from Alzheimer' s Disease or a related disorder; and WHEREAS, A person with Alzheimer' s Disease may live from three to twenty years or more from the onset of symptoms; and WHEREAS, Caring for a person with Alzheimer' s Disease may cost more than $213,000 over the course of the Disease; and WHEREAS, Iowa is a leading center for investigation into the cause and care of people with Alzheimer' s Disease, and as our understanding of the Disease increases, we will be better equipped to assist Iowa' s families to cope with Alzheimer' s Disease, diagnose and perhaps some day, cure and prevent it; and WHEREAS, Iowans have taken a positive stance towards this devastating disease by helping victims and families cope through the five Alzheimer' s Association chapters and the 118 local Alzheimer' s support groups throughout the state; and WHEREAS, The Alzheimer' s Association celebrates its sixteenth Birthday in November, 1996 : NOW THEREFORE, I, Eldon Hansen, Mayor of Riverdale, Iowa, do hereby proclaim November 1996, as ALZHEIMER ' SDISEASE MONTH / /, Mayor Eldon' Hansen Attest: ---), Linda Phillips, City Clerk