Bill > HJR0680

This resolution honors Rex Teixeira, a high school student from Franklin, Tennessee, and the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) for their efforts to raise awareness about Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD), a serious neurodegenerative disease. The resolution highlights that FTD is a terminal, incurable condition affecting the frontal and temporal brain lobes, which can impact speech, personality, behavior, and motor skills, and typically affects people between ages 21 and 80, with the largest percentage occurring between 45 and 64 years old. Noting that an estimated 60,000 people in the United States are affected by FTD, the resolution recognizes Rex Teixeira's personal connection to the disease through his father and his advocacy work with AFTD, which is the leading national organization focused on FTD disorders. The resolution aims to bring greater awareness to the disease in Tennessee, with the hope of generating more research, funding, and support for patients and families, ultimately working toward finding a cure. The document formally commends Rex Teixeira and the AFTD for their awareness-raising efforts and instructs that an official copy of the resolution be prepared for presentation.

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