1 00:00:00,22 --> 00:00:01,92 Whereas Parkinson's Disease is 2 00:00:01,93 --> 00:00:06,87 a chronic progressive neurological disease and it's the second most common neural 3 00:00:07,06 --> 00:00:09,04 nerve degenerative disease in 4 00:00:09,05 --> 00:00:13,32 a United States whereas Parkinson's disease is the fourteenth leading cause of 5 00:00:13,33 --> 00:00:17,07 death in the United States according to the Center for Disease Control and 6 00:00:17,08 --> 00:00:21,30 Prevention Whereas research suggests the cause of Parkinson's Disease is 7 00:00:21,31 --> 00:00:26,23 a combination of genetic and environmental factors but the exact cause and 8 00:00:26,24 --> 00:00:31,22 progression of the disease is still unknown whereas there is no objective test or 9 00:00:31,23 --> 00:00:36,24 biomarker for Parkinson's disease and there is no cure or drug to slow or halt the 10 00:00:36,25 --> 00:00:40,89 progression of the disease whereas the symptoms of the Parkinson's Disease vary 11 00:00:40,90 --> 00:00:45,53 from person to person and include tremors slow loss of movement and rigidity 12 00:00:45,78 --> 00:00:50,58 difficulty with balance swallowing chewing and speaking cognitive impairment and 13 00:00:50,59 --> 00:00:52,47 dementia mood disorders and 14 00:00:52,48 --> 00:00:57,87 a variety of other non motor symptoms whereas volunteers researchers caregivers and 15 00:00:57,88 --> 00:01:02,23 medical professionals are working to improve the quality of life of persons living 16 00:01:02,46 --> 00:01:07,33 with Parkinson's disease and their families whereas increased research education 17 00:01:07,34 --> 00:01:11,99 and community support services are needed to find more effective treatments and to 18 00:01:12,00 --> 00:01:17,15 provide access to quality care to those living with the disease today now therefore 19 00:01:17,16 --> 00:01:21,46 the Marin County all of the city are fractal do hereby proclaim the month of April 20 00:01:21,47 --> 00:01:26,18 two thousand and seventeen as Parkinson's Awareness Month and call upon the people 21 00:01:26,19 --> 00:01:28,67 of Iraq Hill to join our fellow citizens in 22 00:01:28,68 --> 00:01:32,91 a community and across the region to spread the word and participate in 23 00:01:32,92 --> 00:01:39,11 a special observance that moved and seconded all those in favor please raise your 24 00:01:39,12 --> 00:01:42,24 hand. As unanimous Thank you 25 00:01:43,69 --> 00:01:50,43 thanks. 26 00:01:52,37 --> 00:01:58,42 On behalf of the Parkinson support group held it in the High King Farm twice 27 00:01:58,43 --> 00:02:05,22 a month I would like to accept this and. Make you aware this 28 00:02:05,23 --> 00:02:05,45 is 29 00:02:05,46 --> 00:02:12,41 a very developed changing disease. On Saturday we had over one hundred people 30 00:02:12,42 --> 00:02:15,46 in Ingle psyching farm participate in 31 00:02:15,47 --> 00:02:19,58 a panel discussion put on by the Fox jet Michael J. 32 00:02:19,62 --> 00:02:25,82 Fox Foundation a mouthful but they were sent Rob Representatives and it was 33 00:02:25,83 --> 00:02:31,69 a wonderful time of. Educating the people who came. 34 00:02:33,07 --> 00:02:38,16 Out the research that's being done so THANK YOU THANK YOU 35 00:02:38,82 --> 00:02:45,57 THANK YOU again to introduce you to two of the members of our 36 00:02:45,61 --> 00:02:51,14 group Dr and Rhonda Nancy and Jim. 37 00:02:53,24 --> 00:02:58,16 Thank you. 38 00:03:00,93 --> 00:03:06,41 I'm Jim Aaron in the five Oak Creek court in Rockville and I'd like to thank the 39 00:03:06,42 --> 00:03:12,97 mayor and council full are putting this proclamation together to help people 40 00:03:12,98 --> 00:03:19,93 understand the devastating effects of Parkinson's on our citizens including my wife 41 00:03:20,56 --> 00:03:21,85 it's a it's 42 00:03:21,86 --> 00:03:28,35 a disease that kills lots of Americans every year and it's usually in 43 00:03:28,36 --> 00:03:34,90 conjunction with other diseases chronic diseases. We 44 00:03:35,14 --> 00:03:40,21 we sent the and I we are members of the National. 45 00:03:41,58 --> 00:03:47,46 Parkinson's Foundation that does critical research medical research 46 00:03:47,72 --> 00:03:54,38 education and also sponsors various exercise programs that many 47 00:03:55,34 --> 00:04:01,51 individuals with Parkinson's face it helps them just 48 00:04:01,55 --> 00:04:08,46 maintain their mobility. And lifestyle so again thanks to the 49 00:04:08,47 --> 00:04:10,80 mayor and council this this is 50 00:04:10,81 --> 00:04:15,60 a very valuable public education effort thank you. 51 00:04:16,72 --> 00:04:20,77 Thank. 52 00:04:24,86 --> 00:04:24,92 You.