Bill Text: MI HR0192 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: A resolution to declare November 14-20, 2021, as Thyroid Eye Disease Awareness Week in the state of Michigan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-11-10 - Adopted [HR0192 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2021-HR0192-Enrolled.html
house resolution no.192
Rep. Lilly offered the following resolution:
Whereas, Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) is a serious, progressive and rare autoimmune condition in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy muscle and fat tissue behind the eye, causing inflammation and scar tissue to form; and
Whereas, People living with TED often have debilitating symptoms of eye bulging, double vision, blurred vision, and pain and facial disfigurement. In severe cases, TED can lead to blindness; and
Whereas, People living with TED often experience long-term impact on functional, psychosocial and economic burdens, including the inability to work or perform activities of daily living; and
Whereas, The exact underlying process by which TED occurs is not fully understood. TED is a serious, vision threatening condition that can get worse over time; and
Whereas, TED is a rare disease and is estimated to have a prevalence of 16 per 100,000 women and 2.9 per 100,000 men in the general population and
Whereas, A diagnosis of TED is based upon identification of characteristic symptoms, a detailed patient history, a thorough clinical evaluation and a variety of specialized tests; and
Whereas, There is a genetic component to the condition and people who have a family member with the disease or a family member with an autoimmune disease are at a greater risk of developing the condition; and
Whereas, TED Awareness Week has been established through a collaboration among advocacy organizations including the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc (AARDA), and Prevent Blindness. AARDA and Prevent Blindness are engaged in disease awareness and patient support; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare November 14-20, 2021, as Thyroid Eye Disease Week in the state of Michigan.
