[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 100 (Monday, June 13, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5451]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 ALZHEIMER'S AND BRAIN AWARENESS MONTH

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, June is Alzheimer's and 
Brain Awareness Month, a time to raise the level of attention to 
debilitating dementias.
  I appreciate the dedication of Taylor Wilson, the Director of 
Government Affairs for the Alzheimer's Association of South Carolina.
  Alzheimer's is a brain disorder which slowly destroys memory and 
thinking skills. It is not a normal part of aging but a result of 
complex changes in the brain that start years before symptoms appear.
  I am grateful for the Lexington Medical Center Carroll Campbell 
Place, in loving memory of former and late Governor Carroll Campbell.
  According to the Centers for Disease Control, there are nearly 6 
million people in the U.S. that have Alzheimer's and related dementias. 
We honor those families in America facing a dementia diagnosis, while 
supporting the hope of all that through research, we can find a 
prevention or treatment for this fatal disease.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops who successfully protected 
America for 20 years in the global war on terrorism as it continues 
moving from the Afghanistan safe haven to America.

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