Full Text of SR0108 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, There are approximately 2.1 million Americans | 3 | | living with limb loss and limb difference; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Over 500 Americans lose a limb every day; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Approximately 1,000 children are born each year | 6 | | in the United States with congenital limb difference, and | 7 | | approximately 600 children lose a limb to a lawn mower | 8 | | accident every summer; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Emotional, physical, and financial stress often | 10 | | plague those who have lost a limb; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Limb loss is a lifetime condition, and the | 12 | | general public is largely unaware of the many challenges faced | 13 | | by the amputee community; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, The physical effects may be the most visible, but | 15 | | many times, the emotional difficulties surpass the physical | 16 | | impediments created by losing a limb; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Integrated data from the Department of Veterans | 18 | | Affairs and the Department of Defense shows that traumatic | 19 | | amputations account for less than half of one percent of the |
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| 1 | | veteran population; however, research reveals that after | 2 | | leaving military service, over 80 percent of amputees also | 3 | | have diagnoses in mental disorders, diseases of the nervous | 4 | | system and sense organs, and diseases of the musculoskeletal | 5 | | system and connective tissue in addition to their injury; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, and trauma | 7 | | are cited as the leading causes of amputation; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Studies have shown that behaviors such as | 9 | | diabetes management, properly treating wounds, and observing | 10 | | safety practices can be effective in preventing amputations; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The number of Americans living with limb | 13 | | loss/difference will rise to over 3.6 million by 2050 unless a | 14 | | major public awareness campaign is launched and key prevention | 15 | | initiatives are put in place; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Access to appropriate prosthetic care for people | 17 | | living with limb loss is vital to enable individuals to reach | 18 | | their full potential, live independently, and live well; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, April is an appropriate month to designate as | 20 | | Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month as spring is a | 21 | | time of renewal and inspiration; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare April of | 3 | | 2023 as Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month in the | 4 | | State of Illinois.
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