Bill Text: TX HR957 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing May 2011 as Fibromyalgia Awareness Month.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-19 - Reported enrolled [HR957 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR957-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 957 |
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WHEREAS, An estimated 10 million people in the United States | ||
and millions of people worldwide have been diagnosed with | ||
fibromyalgia, a disease for which there is no cure and the causes of | ||
which are not fully understood; and | ||
WHEREAS, Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterized | ||
by widespread pain in muscles, ligaments, and tendons, as well as | ||
fatigue and multiple tender points; although diagnoses of | ||
fibromyalgia are becoming increasingly common, it can take multiple | ||
consultations and as long as five years to receive a diagnosis | ||
because medical professionals are often inadequately educated on | ||
the disease; and | ||
WHEREAS, Manifested through myriad symptoms that can come and | ||
go unpredictably and vary in severity, fibromyalgia is | ||
life-altering; people with fibromyalgia are never completely | ||
symptom free, compromising their ability to work and to engage in | ||
numerous activities, and this takes a toll emotionally, | ||
financially, and socially on those who suffer from the disease, as | ||
well as on their family and friends; and | ||
WHEREAS, Receiving an accurate diagnosis and information is | ||
the first step toward better managing the disease, and to this end, | ||
the National Fibromyalgia Association, Austin Fibro Friends, and | ||
other groups around the country are joining together to promote | ||
enhanced education, diagnosis, research, and treatment; and | ||
WHEREAS, Increasing public understanding of fibromyalgia is | ||
essential to helping lessen the human and financial cost of this | ||
disease, and participating in Fibromyalgia Awareness Month is one | ||
way to support this effort; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize May 2011 as Fibromyalgia Awareness | ||
Month and encourage all Texans to learn more about this chronic pain | ||
disorder. | ||
Strama | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 957 was adopted by the House on May | ||
12, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||