PRINTER'S NO. 3951
No. 596 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY LAWLESS, ADOLPH, M. BAKER, BEBKO-JONES, BELFANTI,
BUNT, CALTAGIRONE, CLARK, CORRIGAN, DALEY, DALLY, DeWEESE,
DONATUCCI, D. EVANS, FORCIER, GABIG, GEIST, GEORGE, GRUCELA,
HARHAI, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, HUTCHINSON, JAMES, JOSEPHS,
KELLER, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, LEH, LESCOVITZ, MANDERINO,
MARKOSEK, McGEEHAN, McGILL, MELIO, PIPPY, PISTELLA, READSHAW,
ROBINSON, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SANTONI, SCHRODER, SCHULER,
SHANER, SOLOBAY, STABACK, J. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE,
WASHINGTON, J. WILLIAMS, WOJNAROSKI, G. WRIGHT, YOUNGBLOOD,
BENNINGHOFF AND BROOKS, JUNE 5, 2002
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 5, 2002
A RESOLUTION
1 Declaring September 21, 2002, as "Myositis Awareness Day" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Myositis is an incurable, rare and debilitating
4 neuromuscular disease; and
5 WHEREAS, Myositis refers to several different illnesses,
6 including polymyositis, dermatomyositis and inclusion body
7 myositis; and
8 WHEREAS, All forms of myositis involve chronic muscle
9 inflammation; and
10 WHEREAS, This muscle inflammation almost always results in
11 weakness and may result in swelling and pain of the muscles; and
12 WHEREAS, Myositis can affect many parts of the body,
13 including the joints, heart, lungs, intestines and skin; and
1 WHEREAS, The causes of the various forms of myositis are
2 unknown, but whatever triggers myositis also results in
3 abnormalities in the immune system; and
4 WHEREAS, Increased public awareness of myositis will
5 encourage research and result in earlier diagnosis and more
6 effective treatment of this disease; therefore be it
7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare September
8 21, 2002, as "Myositis Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania and
9 encourage residents of this Commonwealth to support the search
10 for a cause and cure for this chronic and debilitating disease.
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