Bill Text: NY K00248 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 2021, as Huntington's Disease Awareness Month in the State of New York

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2021-05-05 - adopted [K00248 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-K00248-Introduced.html

Assembly Resolution No. 248

BY: M. of A. McDonald

        MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
        May 2021, as Huntington's Disease Awareness Month in
        the State of New York

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  custom  of this Legislative Body to recognize
official months that are set aside  to  increase  awareness  of  serious
illnesses that affect the lives of citizens of New York State; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
memorialize   Governor   Andrew  M.  Cuomo  to  proclaim  May  2021,  as
Huntington's Disease Awareness Month  in  the  State  of  New  York,  in
conjunction   with  the  observance  of  National  Huntington's  Disease
Awareness Month; and

  WHEREAS,  Huntington's  disease  is   a   devastating,   hereditary,
degenerative  brain  disorder  for which there is presently no effective
treatment or cure; and

  WHEREAS,  Huntington's  disease  slowly  diminishes   the   affected
individual's  ability to walk, think, talk and reason, eventually making
the person totally dependent upon others for his or her care; and

  WHEREAS, Huntington's disease profoundly affects the lives of entire
families emotionally, socially and economically; and

  WHEREAS, Currently, more than a quarter of a million Americans  have
been  diagnosed with Huntington's disease or are "at risk" of inheriting
the illness from an affected parent; and

  WHEREAS, The Albany affiliate of the Huntington's Disease Society of
America, now known as the Albany Chapter  of  the  Huntington's  Disease
Society  of  America,  was  formed  in  2011, with a mission of bringing
awareness to the general public regarding Huntington's  disease  and  to
raise funds to be used for research, care and education; and

  WHEREAS,  It is imperative that there be greater public awareness of
Huntington's Disease, and more must be done to increase activity at  the
local,  state  and national levels to support those afflicted as well as
their families and caregivers; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
memorialize   Governor   Andrew  M.  Cuomo  to  proclaim  May  2021,  as
Huntington's Disease Awareness Month in the State of New York; and be it
further

  RESOLVED, That copies of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted  to  The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of
New York; and the Albany Chapter of the Huntington's Disease Society  of
America.
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