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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, There are 230,000 diagnosed kidney disease | ||||||
| 3 | patients in Illinois and approximately 26 million kidney | ||||||
| 4 | disease patients nationwide; 96% of them do not know they have | ||||||
| 5 | kidney disease; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Five of every six patients on the organ transplant | ||||||
| 7 | waiting list are seeking a kidney transplant, which translates | ||||||
| 8 | to 83%; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Each year, approximately 150 Illinoisans will die | ||||||
| 10 | waiting for a kidney transplant and approximately
4,500 | ||||||
| 11 | nationwide will die while waiting; approximately 170 | ||||||
| 12 | Illinoisans are removed from the organ transplant waiting list | ||||||
| 13 | every year due to advanced illness
caused by the | ||||||
| 14 | life-threatening wait for a kidney; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Approximately 700 Illinoisans will receive a | ||||||
| 16 | kidney transplant in a year and more
than 1,200 new names are | ||||||
| 17 | added to the list each year; and | ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, Living kidney donation can end this | ||||||
| 19 | life-threatening wait and help more
patients receive a | ||||||
| 20 | transplant; the majority of those who donate are pleased with | ||||||
| 21 | their decision and go on to live
full, healthy, and vibrant | ||||||
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| 1 | lives; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Living kidney donation is currently the best and | ||||||
| 3 | most cost-effective treatment for end
stage renal failure; a | ||||||
| 4 | kidney donation by a living donor as opposed to a deceased | ||||||
| 5 | donor lasts
significantly longer, vastly improving the | ||||||
| 6 | patient's quality of life; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Living kidney donors have successfully improved | ||||||
| 8 | outcomes for more than 150,000
kidney transplant recipients; | ||||||
| 9 | more than 6,800 of whom received transplants in Illinois; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois and the National Kidney | ||||||
| 11 | Foundation of Illinois are committed to increasing
awareness by | ||||||
| 12 | recognizing living kidney donors who give kidney disease | ||||||
| 13 | patients hope for a
better tomorrow; therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the | ||||||
| 16 | citizens of Illinois who have selflessly donated a
kidney and | ||||||
| 17 | saved a life as a living kidney donor; and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That we recognize the commitment of the National | ||||||
| 19 | Kidney Foundation of Illinois
and their support of our kidney | ||||||
| 20 | disease patients' hope for a better and longer life; and be it | ||||||
| 21 | further | ||||||
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That we declare June 25, 2018 as "Living Kidney | ||||||
| 2 | Donors Day" in the State of Illinois; and be it further | ||||||
| 3 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 4 | presented to the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois.
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