PRINTER'S NO. 1586
No. 258 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY DENT, GREENLEAF, CONTI, WONDERLING, BRIGHTBILL,
PILEGGI, ERICKSON, WAGNER, KUKOVICH, KITCHEN, MOWERY,
M. WHITE, STOUT, O'PAKE, EARLL, WENGER, SCHWARTZ, THOMPSON,
LAVALLE, FUMO, ORIE, LEMMOND, RAFFERTY, LOGAN, CORMAN,
TARTAGLIONE, ARMSTRONG, ROBBINS, PIPPY, WAUGH, TOMLINSON,
PICCOLA, KASUNIC, WOZNIAK, GORDNER AND STACK, MAY 3, 2004
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 3, 2004
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of May 2004 as "Amyotrophic Lateral
2 Sclerosis Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often known as
4 Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive disorder that occurs when
5 motor nerve cells in the central nervous system cease
6 functioning and die; and
7 WHEREAS, Each year more than 5,000 people in the United
8 States are diagnosed with ALS, a disease for which there is no
9 known cause or cure; and
10 WHEREAS, In its advanced stages, ALS care can cost up to
11 $200,000 per year, depleting the financial resources of patients
12 and relatives; and
13 WHEREAS, The suffering of patients and the anguish and
14 struggle of caregivers must be supported and alleviated as much
15 as possible; therefore be it
16 RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the month of May 2004 as
1 "Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
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