Full Text of SR0986 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), known by | 3 | | many as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive fatal | 4 | | neurodegenerative disease in which a person's brain loses | 5 | | connection with the muscles, slowly taking away their ability | 6 | | to walk, talk, eat, and eventually breathe; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, ALS has no cure, and every 90 minutes, someone is | 8 | | diagnosed with ALS and someone passes away from ALS; on | 9 | | average, patients diagnosed with ALS only survive two to five | 10 | | years from the time of diagnosis; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, People who have served in the military are more | 12 | | likely to develop ALS and die from the disease than those with | 13 | | no history of military service; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Securing access to new therapies, durable medical | 15 | | equipment, and communication technologies is of vital | 16 | | importance to people living with ALS; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Clinical trials play a pivotal role in evaluating | 18 | | new treatments, enhancing quality of life, and fostering | 19 | | assistive technologies for those living with ALS; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Ice |
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| 1 | | Bucket Challenge, and it is fitting to make a renewed | 2 | | commitment to galvanize public awareness and support funding | 3 | | leading to significant investments in ALS research; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, The ALS Association, as the largest philanthropic | 5 | | funder of ALS research globally, has committed over $154 | 6 | | million to support more than 550 projects across the United | 7 | | States and 18 other countries; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, The ALS community and researchers remain | 9 | | unwaveringly committed to accelerating the pace of discovery, | 10 | | fueled by the hope that one day ALS will be a livable disease | 11 | | for everyone, everywhere; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Observing ALS Awareness Month increases the | 13 | | public's awareness of the dire circumstances faced by people | 14 | | living with ALS, acknowledges the terrible impact this disease | 15 | | has, not only on the person but on his or her family and the | 16 | | community, and recognizes the research being done to eradicate | 17 | | this disease; therefore, be it | 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare May 2024 as | 20 | | ALS Awareness Month and urge all Americans to join in | 21 | | supporting ALS research, advocating for increased funding, and | 22 | | standing in solidarity with those affected by this relentless |
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