PRINTER'S NO. 3311
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. A14L82DMS/20040H0564R3311 - 2 -