Full Text of HR0837 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize Khloé Tucker and her | 4 | | strength as she battles Choriocarcinoma; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, At the age of eight, Khloé Tucker, a sweet, kind, | 6 | | loving, shy, and gentle little girl, was diagnosed with | 7 | | Choriocarcinoma, a rare malignancy that arises from placental | 8 | | trophoblastic tissue, and underwent a major surgery on | 9 | | December 18, 2019 to remove a large tumor that ruptured in her | 10 | | abdomen; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Khloé Tucker then received chemotherapy for three | 12 | | months and went into remission; unfortunately, she relapsed on | 13 | | May 1, 2020 just as she had returned to school and was enjoying | 14 | | being a kid again; she received four additional months of | 15 | | stronger chemotherapy and was in remission for a year; she | 16 | | relapsed in July 2021 and underwent a 12 hour procedure and | 17 | | surgery to remove the tumor and try to kill all cancerous cells | 18 | | in her abdomen to prepare her for two stem cell transplants; | 19 | | later, more tumors were found and it was obvious the cancer had | 20 | | spread; now, as of January 2022, after 17 days in patient and | 21 | | post 10 days transplant, Khloé's cells have finally began to | 22 | | graft; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Khloé Tucker and her family have done everything | 2 | | they could to see to the needs of their daughter's medical | 3 | | treatment, including creating a GoFundMe campaign to help | 4 | | cover the cost of medical expenses; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, As evidenced by the experience of Khloé Tucker | 6 | | and her family in confronting this cancer, continued funding | 7 | | for cancer research is desperately needed, as well as | 8 | | increased access to affordable health care; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we recognize Khloé Tucker as she battles Choriocarcinoma and | 12 | | express our solidarity with her in her fight; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to Khloé Tucker as a symbol of that solidarity.
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