SR0470 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Pulmonary fibrosis (PF), is a serious disease that creates scarring in the delicate lung tissue and is incurable; and

WHEREAS, Pulmonary fibrosis often progresses quickly, causing limited quality of life and disability, and can lead to death within a few short years; and

WHEREAS, In many cases, there is no identified cause of pulmonary fibrosis, which is therefore called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and approximately 200,000 people in the United States are estimated to be diagnosed with this disease; and

WHEREAS, Pulmonary fibrosis is often misdiagnosed and under-diagnosed, and a need has been identified to increase wide-ranging awareness and detection of this imperceptible disease; and

WHEREAS, The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation mobilizes people and resources to provide access to high quality care and leads research for a cure so people with pulmonary fibrosis will live longer, healthier lives; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare September of 2017 as Global Pulmonary Fibrosis Month in the State of Illinois to increase awareness of this disease and encourage research into new treatments; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation as a symbol of our respect and esteem.