Full Text of HR0706 102nd General Assembly
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Multiple sclerosis (MS) can impact individuals of | 3 | | all ages, races, and ethnicities but is at least two to three | 4 | | times more common in women than in men; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, There are approximately 2,300,000 individuals | 6 | | worldwide who have been diagnosed with MS; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, In a study presented in October 2017 by the | 8 | | European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple | 9 | | Sclerosis, preliminary results from leading experts estimate | 10 | | that nearly one million people are living with MS in the United | 11 | | States alone, which is more than twice the previously reported | 12 | | number of 400,000; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, The Greater Illinois Chapter of the National | 14 | | Multiple Sclerosis Society shows 18,365 persons living with | 15 | | MS, and, as not all people register with the Society, the true | 16 | | number of persons living with MS in this area is higher; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, In Illinois, the Department of Public Health | 18 | | collaborates with community partners to improve the health of | 19 | | people at risk for, or affected by, MS; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, MS is typically diagnosed in individuals between |
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| 1 | | the ages of 20 and 50, but it is estimated that between 8,000 | 2 | | and 10,000 children and adolescents are living with MS in the | 3 | | United States; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, MS is an unpredictable and often disabling | 5 | | disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow | 6 | | of information within the brain and between the brain and the | 7 | | body; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Symptoms of MS range from numbness and tingling | 9 | | to vision problems and paralysis; the progress, severity, and | 10 | | specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be | 11 | | predicted; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, While there is no evidence that MS is directly | 13 | | inherited, studies show that there are genetic and | 14 | | environmental factors that give certain individuals a higher | 15 | | risk of developing MS; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, The exact cause of MS is still unknown, and there | 17 | | is no cure for MS; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, The Multiple Sclerosis Coalition is a national | 19 | | network of independent MS organizations dedicated to the | 20 | | enhancement of the quality of life of individuals affected by | 21 | | MS; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The mission of the Multiple Sclerosis Coalition | 2 | | is to increase opportunities for cooperation and to provide a | 3 | | greater opportunity to leverage the effective use of resources | 4 | | for the benefit of the MS community; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has been | 6 | | a driving force of MS research since 1946, relentlessly | 7 | | pursuing prevention, treatments, and a cure; the society has | 8 | | invested more than $1 billion in groundbreaking research; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Funds raised through the National Multiple | 10 | | Sclerosis Society fuel research on pathways to MS cures and | 11 | | invest in the MS research workforce at the best medical | 12 | | centers, universities, and other institutions throughout the | 13 | | U.S. and abroad, leading to many breakthroughs in the | 14 | | treatment of MS; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, In 2012, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society | 16 | | was a founding member of the International Progressive MS | 17 | | Alliance, which coordinates research to accelerate the | 18 | | development of treatments for progressive MS by removing | 19 | | international scientific and technological barriers and, as of | 20 | | 2018, includes 17 MS organizations from 17 countries, nine | 21 | | foundation and trust members, and seven pharmaceutical | 22 | | partners; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The Multiple Sclerosis Coalition recognizes and | 2 | | supports Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week and Day every year; | 3 | | and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The goals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week | 5 | | and Day are to invite people to join the movement to end MS, to | 6 | | encourage everyone to do something to demonstrate a commitment | 7 | | to moving toward a world free of MS, and to acknowledge those | 8 | | who have dedicated time and talent to help promote MS research | 9 | | and programs; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Building awareness is a year-round effort, and MS | 11 | | Awareness Week and Day serve as a platform for everyone | 12 | | affected by MS across the country to share strategies and | 13 | | experiences to live their best lives in the belief that | 14 | | together we are stronger; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 16 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we declare the week of March 13 through March 19, 2022 as | 18 | | Illinois Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week, and we declare May | 19 | | 30, 2022 as Illinois Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Day; and be | 20 | | it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That we support the goals and ideals of Multiple |
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| 1 | | Sclerosis Awareness Week and Day and encourage municipalities | 2 | | to support the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis | 3 | | Awareness Week and Day by issuing proclamations designating | 4 | | Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week and Day; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That we encourage media organizations to | 6 | | participate in Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week and Day to | 7 | | help provide education to the public about multiple sclerosis; | 8 | | and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That we encourage residents to help ensure that | 10 | | more people understand what life with MS can be like by sharing | 11 | | the stories of those living with MS on social media and by | 12 | | using the hashtags #ThisIsMS and #MSConnections; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That we commend the efforts of municipalities to | 15 | | support the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness | 16 | | Week and Day and recognize and reaffirm the commitment of the | 17 | | State of Illinois to ending MS by promoting awareness about | 18 | | individuals that are affected by MS and supporting MS research | 19 | | and education programs; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That we recognize all individuals living with MS | 21 | | and express gratitude to the family members and friends of | 22 | | individuals living with multiple sclerosis who are a source of |
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| 1 | | love and encouragement for those individuals, and we salute | 2 | | the healthcare professionals and medical researchers who | 3 | | provide assistance to individuals affected by MS; these | 4 | | professionals continue to work to find ways to stop multiple | 5 | | sclerosis, to restore what has been lost due to MS, and to end | 6 | | MS forever.
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