Congress should pass HR 4256

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor,

The Alzheimer’s Association’s 2018 Alzheimer’s disease Facts and Figures report reveals a steep increase in the strain  of Alzheimer’s disease on people living with the disease, their families, caregivers and society at large. In 2018 Alzheimer’s  and other dementias will cost the nation $277 billion. Some  5.7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. Every 65 seconds someone in the United States develops the disease.

These statistics require our immediate attention and Congress can take the lead in bringing us toward a world without      Alzheimer’s. The Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act (H.R. 4256) frames     Alzheimer’s disease as the Public Health Crisis that it is. This bill will create an Alzheimer’s public health infrastructure across the country to implement effective Alzheimer’s interventions.

The Alzheimer’s Association calls on Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Congressman Lamar Smith (TX-21) to cosponsor the BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act (H.R. 4256). We are confident that with their support, one day, we will have a treatment or a cure and no more families in the 15th and 21st Congressional Districts will have to face the burdens of this devastating disease.

 

Regards,

Cacie Waters

Public Policy Specialist

San Antonio & South Texas Chapter

San Marcos Daily Record

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