Full Text of SR0699 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease | 3 | | of the central nervous system, affecting nearly one million | 4 | | people in the United States alone; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, MS generally strikes people in the prime of life, | 6 | | between ages 20 through 50; the cause and course of the often | 7 | | debilitating symptoms of MS remain unknown, and no cure | 8 | | currently exists; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, The National Multiple Sclerosis Society is | 10 | | committed to a world free of MS and is working to heighten | 11 | | public knowledge about and insight into the disease; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has | 13 | | transformed what it means to live with MS and has provided | 14 | | global leadership to help achieve its vision of a world free of | 15 | | MS; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Since 1946, the National Multiple Sclerosis | 17 | | Society has been a driving force of MS research, relentlessly | 18 | | pursuing prevention, treatments, and a cure, and has invested | 19 | | more than $1 billion in groundbreaking research; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Funds raised through the National Multiple |
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| 1 | | Sclerosis Society fuel research on pathways to MS cures and | 2 | | invest in the MS research workforce at the best medical | 3 | | centers, universities, and other institutions throughout the | 4 | | U.S. and abroad, leading to many breakthroughs in the | 5 | | treatment of MS; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, The mission of the National Multiple Sclerosis | 7 | | Society is to cure MS while empowering people affected by MS to | 8 | | live their best lives and is an effort that all Americans and | 9 | | Illinoisans should support; therefore, be it | 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare March | 12 | | 10-16, 2024 as "MS Awareness Week" in the State of Illinois and | 13 | | encourage all Illinoisans to learn more about multiple | 14 | | sclerosis and what they can do to support individuals with MS | 15 | | and their families; and be it further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That we recognize the importance of finding the | 17 | | cause and cure of MS and express our appreciation for the | 18 | | dedication that the National Multiple Sclerosis Society has | 19 | | shown toward creating a world free of MS; and be it further | 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society as a | 22 | | symbol of our respect and esteem. |
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