Bill Text: IL HR0402 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares May of 2017 as Lupus Awareness Month.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-29 - Resolution Adopted [HR0402 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0402-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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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
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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
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8 | system in the body; and
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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,
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12 | miscarriages, and organ failure; and
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to the Lupus Society of Illinois.
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