Full Text of HR0040 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, According to Dysautonomia International, | 3 | | Dysautonomia is an umbrella term used to
describe several | 4 | | different medical conditions that cause a malfunction of the | 5 | | Autonomic Nervous
System (ANS); and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The ANS is responsible for controlling the | 7 | | "automatic" functions of the human body,
including, but not | 8 | | limited to, heart rate, blood pressure, and kidney function; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Various types of Dysautonomia result in the | 11 | | inability of the body to regulate these systems
which may lead | 12 | | to lightheadedness, fainting, unstable blood pressure, | 13 | | abnormal heart rates,
malnutrition, and even in some cases | 14 | | death; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Over 70 million people worldwide of all ages, | 16 | | gender, and race have some type of
Dysautonomia; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, There is no known cure for Dysautonomia, but | 18 | | various groups
including Dysautonomia International continue | 19 | | to fund research in the hopes of finding a cure and
treatment | 20 | | for each type of Dysautonomia; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Most patients living with Dysautonomia wait years | 2 | | before being diagnosed; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 4 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 | | designate October of 2017 as "Dysautonomia Awareness Month" in | 6 | | the State
of Illinois; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to Governor Bruce Rauner, all Illinois | 9 | | constitutional officers, and Ashley Crossett of Frankfort and | 10 | | her family in appreciation of their commitment to raising | 11 | | awareness for
Dysautonomia in Illinois.
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