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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
2    WHEREAS, Children's interstitial lung disease includes a 
3group of rare life-threatening lung diseases in children that 
4may lead to progressive, incurable lung scarring or life-long 
5lung problems; and

 
6    WHEREAS, Certain children's interstitial lung diseases can 
7progress quickly, often causing disability or death within 
8first two years of life; and

 
9    WHEREAS, Children's interstitial lung diseases are one of 
10the leading causes of lung transplantation in children, due to 
11scarring and an irreversible loss of the lung tissue's ability 
12to transport oxygen; and

 
13    WHEREAS, Children's interstitial lung disease is not the 
14same as adult interstitial lung disease; and

 
15    WHEREAS, Children's interstitial lung diseases are caused 
16by poorly understood genetic abnormalities that affect 
17families, infection, bleeding in the lungs, autoimmune 
18diseases, or abnormal lung development; and

 
19    WHEREAS, Children's interstitial lung diseases are often 
20mis-diagnosed or under-diagnosed; and

 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, There is no proven cure or treatment for 
2children's interstitial lung diseases; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Limited funding is available for these rare lung 
4problems in children; and

 
5    WHEREAS, A need has been identified to increase research 
6funding, awareness, and detection of these mis-diagnosed and 
7under-diagnosed disorders, as well as all incarnations of 
8children's interstitial lung disease; therefore, be it

 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the need 
11to pursue research into the causes, a treatment, and an 
12eventual cure for children's interstitial lung disease; and be 
13it further

 
14    RESOLVED, That we support the work of advocates and 
15organizations in educating, supporting, and providing hope for 
16individuals who suffer from children's interstitial lung 
17disease; and be it further
 
18    RESOLVED, That we congratulate advocates and organizations 
19for their efforts to educate the public about children's 
20interstitial lung disease, while funding research to help find 
 
 
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1a cure for this disorder; and be it further
 
2    RESOLVED, That we designate the first week of May as 
3Children's Interstitial Lung Disease Awareness Week in the 
4State of Illinois.