Bill Text: IL SR0204 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Shows support for research into the causes, treatments, and cures of children's interstitial lung diseases, thanks advocates and organizations for their efforts to educate the public about children's interstitial lung disease, and designates first week of May as Children's Interstitial Lung Disease Awareness Week in the State of Illinois.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-05-22 - Resolution Adopted [SR0204 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SR0204-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Children's interstitial lung disease includes a
group of rare life-threatening lung diseases in children that
may lead to progressive, incurable lung scarring or life-long
lung problems; and
WHEREAS, Certain children's interstitial lung diseases can
progress quickly, often causing disability or death within
first two years of life; and
WHEREAS, Children's interstitial lung diseases are one of
the leading causes of lung transplantation in children, due to
scarring and an irreversible loss of the lung tissue's ability
to transport oxygen; and
WHEREAS, Children's interstitial lung disease is not the
same as adult interstitial lung disease; and
WHEREAS, Children's interstitial lung diseases are caused
by poorly understood genetic abnormalities that affect
families, infection, bleeding in the lungs, autoimmune
diseases, or abnormal lung development; and
WHEREAS, Children's interstitial lung diseases are often
mis-diagnosed or under-diagnosed; and

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WHEREAS, There is no proven cure or treatment for
children's interstitial lung diseases; and
WHEREAS, Limited funding is available for these rare lung
problems in children; and
WHEREAS, A need has been identified to increase research
funding, awareness, and detection of these mis-diagnosed and
under-diagnosed disorders, as well as all incarnations of
children's interstitial lung disease; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the need
to pursue research into the causes, a treatment, and an
eventual cure for children's interstitial lung disease; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That we support the work of advocates and
organizations in educating, supporting, and providing hope for
individuals who suffer from children's interstitial lung
disease; and be it further
RESOLVED, That we congratulate advocates and organizations
for their efforts to educate the public about children's
interstitial lung disease, while funding research to help find

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a cure for this disorder; and be it further
RESOLVED, That we designate the first week of May as
Children's Interstitial Lung Disease Awareness Week in the
State of Illinois.