PRINTER'S NO. 2014
No. 188 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY COSTA, ROBBINS, KUKOVICH, TARTAGLIONE, MUSTO,
TOMLINSON, BELAN, HUGHES, WAGNER, RHOADES, BRIGHTBILL,
O'PAKE, STAPLETON, STOUT, BOSCOLA, WHITE, GREENLEAF, LAVALLE,
BODACK, LEMMOND, MELLOW, WENGER, SCHWARTZ, HART AND THOMPSON,
JUNE 6, 2000
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 6, 2000
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing June as "Myasthenia Gravis Month" in Pennsylvania.
2 WHEREAS, Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune
3 neuromuscular disease striking all segments of our population
4 and characterized by abnormal weakness of the body's voluntary
5 muscles, resulting in double vision, drooping eyelids, slurred
6 speech, difficulty chewing and swallowing, walking, talking and
7 breathing, among other symptoms; and
8 WHEREAS, The Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, Inc.
9 (MGFA) is the only voluntary health agency in the United States
10 seeking a cure for this disease and related illnesses while
11 working to improve the quality of life of those afflicted; and
12 WHEREAS, MGFA is announcing the month of June as "National
13 Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month" and has established June as
14 "Myasthenia Gravis Month"; therefore be it
15 RESOLVED, That the Senate encourage Pennsylvanians to join
16 with communities throughout the nation in recognizing this vital
1 opportunity to spread awareness about myasthenia gravis in the
2 hope of finding a cure; and be it further
3 RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize June as "Myasthenia
4 Gravis Month" in Pennsylvania.
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