[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 16918-16919]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     MIAMI WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to lend my support to the 
Miami Walk to End Alzheimer's, and I urge my fellow south Floridians to 
come out to Museum Park in downtown Miami this Saturday, November

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7, to help advance Alzheimer's support, care, and research in our 
community and, indeed, across our great Nation.
  Alzheimer's is a growing problem in Florida, with over half a million 
seniors impacted. And it is not just patients who suffer. Family 
members and caregivers, too, often bear the brunt of this tragic and 
emotionally draining disease. I know this personally, having lost my 
mother to complications from Alzheimer's on January 28, 2011.
  Please consider taking a few hours out of your weekend to benefit 
Alzheimer's awareness and research for south Florida's elderly and the 
families who support and love them.

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