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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Parkinson's disease is a chronic, progressive, |
| 3 | | neurological disease and is the second most common |
| 4 | | neurodegenerative disease in the United States; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Parkinson's disease is estimated to affect |
| 6 | | approximately one million people in the United States, and the |
| 7 | | prevalence will rise to 1.2 million by 2030; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Each year, 90,000 people in the United States are |
| 9 | | newly diagnosed with Parkinson's disease; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Parkinson's disease is the 14th leading cause of |
| 11 | | death in the United States according to the Centers for |
| 12 | | Disease Control and Prevention; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, The economic burden of Parkinson's disease is |
| 14 | | estimated to be at least $52 billion annually, including |
| 15 | | direct and indirect costs, which include treatment, social |
| 16 | | security payments, and lost income to patients and family |
| 17 | | members; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Research suggests the cause of Parkinson's |
| 19 | | disease is a combination of genetic and environmental factors, |
| 20 | | but the exact cause and progression of the disease is still |
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| 1 | | unknown; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, There is no objective test or biomarker for |
| 3 | | Parkinson's disease, and there is no cure or drug to slow or |
| 4 | | halt the progression of the disease; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, The symptoms of Parkinson's disease vary from |
| 6 | | person to person and can include tremors, slowness of movement |
| 7 | | and rigidity, difficulty with balance, swallowing, chewing, |
| 8 | | and speaking, cognitive impairment and dementia, mood |
| 9 | | disorders, and a variety of other non-motor symptoms; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Volunteers, researchers, caregivers, and medical |
| 11 | | professionals are working to improve the quality of life of |
| 12 | | persons living with Parkinson's disease and their families; |
| 13 | | and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Increased research, education, and community |
| 15 | | support services, such as those provided by the Parkinson's |
| 16 | | Foundation and other organizations, are needed to find more |
| 17 | | effective treatments and to provide access to quality care to |
| 18 | | those living with the disease today; therefore, be it
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 20 | | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 21 | | we declare April of 2025 as Parkinson's Awareness Month in the |