Bill Text: WV SR30 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizing Walking Miracles Family Foundation
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-06 - Completed legislative action [SR30 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2019-SR30-Introduced.html
SENATE RESOLUTION 30
(By Senators Weld, Palumbo, Hamilton, Stollings, Baldwin, Beach, Plymale, Sypolt, Swope, Jeffries, and Maroney)
[Introduced February 6, 2019]
Recognizing the Walking Miracles Family Foundation for its commitment to supporting caregivers, families, and survivors impacted by childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer.
Whereas, The Walking Miracles Family Foundation exists to connect caregivers, families, and survivors impacted by childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer to resources and referral networks and to help defray the cost of travel during the cancer journey, the primary barrier to care in West Virginia; and
Whereas, The Walking Miracles Family Foundation’s Country Roads Travel Assistance Program has helped more than 200 families and has provided travel assistance to families in 33 of 55 West Virginia counties, including paying for gas, food, and lodging; and
Whereas, The Walking Miracles Family Foundation works to improve the patient experience through its Patient Navigation Program, which strives to connect families with resources and referral networks that address issues such as travel, family emotional and financial needs, long-term survivorship, and education; and
Whereas, The Walking Miracles Family Foundation has a counseling program that seeks to help patients deal with a cancer diagnosis, which often leads to one feeling frightened, confused, angry, depressed, or lonely. In addition, radiation and chemotherapy treatments may result in some memory loss, slow thinking, and other cognitive issues; and
Whereas, The Walking Miracles Family Foundation seeks to ensure our caregivers and survivors have survivorship plans and are connected to a survivorship clinic for proper follow-up. This includes education in the areas they received treatment and on the long-term side effects they might expect, which will better enable patients to seek quality care and live a high quality of life; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate:
That the Senate hereby recognizes the Walking Miracles Family Foundation for its commitment to supporting caregivers, families, and survivors impacted by childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Senate extends it sincere appreciation and gratitude to the Walking Miracles Family Foundation for its work in the fight against cancer; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Walking Miracles Family Foundation.
