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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Children's interstitial lung disease includes a
3group of rare life-threatening lung diseases in children that
4may lead to progressive, incurable lung scarring or life-long
5lung problems; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Certain children's interstitial lung diseases can
7progress quickly, often causing disability or death within the
8first two years of life; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Children's interstitial lung disease is one of the
10leading causes of lung transplantation in children, due to
11scarring and an irreversible loss of the lung tissue's ability
12to transport oxygen; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Children's interstitial lung disease is not the
14same as adult interstitial lung disease; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Children's interstitial lung diseases are caused
16by poorly understood genetic abnormalities that affect
17families, producing infection, bleeding in the lungs,
18autoimmune diseases, or abnormal lung development; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Children's interstitial lung diseases are often
20mis-diagnosed or under-diagnosed; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, There is no proven cure or treatment for
2children's interstitial lung diseases; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Limited funding is available for these rare lung
4problems in children; and
 
5    WHEREAS, A need has been identified to increase research
6funding, awareness, and detection of these mis-diagnosed and
7under-diagnosed disorders, as well as all incarnations of
8children's interstitial lung disease; therefore, be it
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
11we recognize the need to pursue research into the causes, a
12treatment, and an eventual cure for children's interstitial
13lung disease; and be it further
 
14    RESOLVED, That we support the work of advocates and
15organizations in educating, supporting, and providing hope for
16individuals who suffer from children's interstitial lung
17disease; and be it further
 
18    RESOLVED, That we congratulate advocates and organizations
19for their efforts to educate the public about children's
20interstitial lung disease, while funding research to help find

 

 

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1a cure for this disorder; and be it further
 
2    RESOLVED, That we designate June 26-July 2, 2011, as
3Children's Interstitial Lung Disease Awareness Week in the
4State of Illinois.