Bill Text: OH SCR23 | 2013-2014 | 130th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Declaring May 12, 2014 "National Fibromyalgia

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 22-11)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-02-04 - Passed 3rd Consideration House [SCR23 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2013-SCR23-Enrolled.html

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As Adopted by the Senate

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

S. C. R. No. 23

Senators Burke, Cafaro 

Cosponsors: Senators Brown, Gentile, Gardner, Patton, Hughes, Jones, Tavares, Bacon, Balderson, Beagle, Coley, Eklund, Hite, LaRose, Lehner, Manning, Obhof, Oelslager, Peterson, Sawyer, Schaffer, Schiavoni, Skindell, Smith, Widener 

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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Declaring May 12, 2014 "National Fibromyalgia

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Awareness Day" in Ohio.

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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF OHIO
(THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING):

WHEREAS, Millions of people in the United States have	3
fibromyalgia, a medical disorder for which there is no known cure;	4
and	5

WHEREAS, Fibromyalgia is a chronic illness that causes	6
debilitating pain and fatigue in women, men, and children of all	7
ethnicities; and	8

WHEREAS, Patients with this illness often have to learn to	9
live with widespread pain throughout their bodies, extreme	10
fatigue, sleep disorders, migraine headaches, and impairment of	11
memory and concentration; and	12

WHEREAS, Patients with fibromyalgia often have a number of	13
co-existing conditions, which may include chronic myofascial pain,	14
irritable bowel syndrome, temporomandibular joint disorder,	15
environmental sensitivities, anxiety, and depression; and	16

WHEREAS, Increased awareness and expanded knowledge of the	17
realities of living with fibromyalgia and its impact on patients'	18
quality of life will allow the community to better support people	19
who struggle with the challenges of this chronic-pain illness; and	20

WHEREAS, Early diagnosis and a multi-disciplinary approach to	21
treatment reduces severity of symptoms; and	22

WHEREAS, The National Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain	23
Association; Kevin Hackshaw, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine	24
at The Ohio State University College of Medicine; E. Michelle Lee,	25
host of The Exceptions to the Rules radio program; and other	26
groups around the country have joined together to promote	27
fibromyalgia awareness and support; now therefore be it	28

RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 130th General Assembly	29
of the State of Ohio, in adopting this resolution, declare May 12,	30
2014, as "National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day" in Ohio; and be it	31
further	32

RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly	33
authenticated copies of this resolution to the news media of Ohio.	34