PRINTER'S NO. 3311

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 564 Session of 2004

        INTRODUCED BY CIVERA, GEIST, ALLEN, ARGALL, BAKER, BALDWIN,
           BARRAR, BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF,
           BISHOP, BOYD, BROWNE, BUNT, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CLYMER, COY,
           CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON, CRUZ, DALLY, DeLUCA, DENLINGER, DERMODY,
           DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, J. EVANS, FABRIZIO,
           FAIRCHILD, FEESE, FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FORCIER, FRANKEL,
           FREEMAN, GABIG, GEORGE, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOOD,
           GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HABAY, HARHAI, HARHART, HARPER, HARRIS,
           HASAY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, HORSEY, JOSEPHS, KELLER, KOTIK,
           LAUGHLIN, LEACH, LEDERER, LEH, LESCOVITZ, LEWIS, MAJOR, MANN,
           MARKOSEK, MARSICO, McCALL, McGEEHAN, McGILL, McILHATTAN,
           McNAUGHTON, S. MILLER, MUNDY, MUSTIO, NAILOR, O'NEILL,
           PALLONE, PAYNE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PISTELLA, REICHLEY,
           ROBERTS, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SATHER,
           SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SCRIMENTI, SHANER, B. SMITH,
           SOLOBAY, T. STEVENSON, R. STEVENSON, SURRA, E. Z. TAYLOR,
           TIGUE, TRUE, WALKO, WATSON, WEBER, WILT, WOJNAROSKI,
           YOUNGBLOOD AND ZUG, FEBRUARY 10, 2004

        INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
           FEBRUARY 10, 2004

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Designating the month of March 2004 as "Multiple Sclerosis
     2     Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

     3     WHEREAS, Multiple sclerosis is a chronic and often disabling
     4  disease of the central nervous system which often first appears
     5  in people between the ages of 20 and 40, with lifelong physical
     6  and emotional effects; and
     7     WHEREAS, Multiple sclerosis is twice as common in women as in
     8  men; and
     9     WHEREAS, An estimated 250,000 to 350,000 individuals suffer

     1  from multiple sclerosis nationally; and
     2     WHEREAS, Symptoms of multiple sclerosis can be mild, such as
     3  numbness in the limbs, or severe, such as paralysis or loss of
     4  vision; and
     5     WHEREAS, The progress, severity and specific symptoms of
     6  multiple sclerosis in any one person cannot yet be predicted;
     7  therefore be it
     8     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
     9  month of March 2004 as "Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month" in
    10  Pennsylvania.














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