Full Text of HR0402 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Each year, the Lupus Society of Illinois | 3 | | designates May as Lupus Awareness Month
to show support for the | 4 | | estimated 65,000 Illinois residents who have lupus; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lupus is an acute, chronic, and lifelong | 6 | | autoimmune disease in which the immune
system is unbalanced, | 7 | | causing inflammation and tissue damage to virtually every organ
| 8 | | system in the body; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Lupus can affect any part of the body, including | 10 | | the skin, lungs, heart, kidneys, and
brain; no organ is spared; | 11 | | the disease can cause seizures, strokes, heart attacks,
| 12 | | miscarriages, and organ failure; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, While lupus strikes mostly women of childbearing | 14 | | age, no one is safe; African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, | 15 | | Asians, and Native Americans are two to three times
more likely | 16 | | to develop lupus - a disparity that remains unexplained; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Lupus can be particularly difficult to diagnose | 18 | | because its symptoms are similar to
those of many other | 19 | | illnesses, and major gaps exist in understanding the causes and
| 20 | | consequences of lupus; more than half of all people with lupus | 21 | | take four or more years and
visit three or more doctors before |
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| 1 | | obtaining a correct diagnosis; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 3 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 4 | | declare May of 2017 as Lupus Awareness Month in the State of | 5 | | Illinois; and be it further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That we urge citizens to observe this month by | 7 | | educating themselves on the symptoms
and impact of lupus, and | 8 | | to join with the Lupus Society of Illinois in supporting | 9 | | programs of
research, education, and community service; and be | 10 | | it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the Lupus Society of Illinois.
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