Bill Text: IL SR0837 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares May 15, 2024 as Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Awareness Day in the State of Illinois. Encourages the citizens of Illinois to support the search for a cure and assist those individuals and families who deal with this challenging disease on a daily basis.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-09 - Resolution Adopted [SR0837 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0837-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, An estimated 50,000 Americans and 1 million | ||||||
| 3 | people worldwide have been diagnosed with tuberous sclerosis | ||||||
| 4 | complex (TSC), a genetic disease with no cure; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, TSC is often a devastating disorder that causes | ||||||
| 6 | tumors to form in vital organs, including the brain, heart, | ||||||
| 7 | kidneys, skin, liver, and lungs; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, The disease is also the leading genetic cause of | ||||||
| 9 | both epilepsy and autism; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, TSC affects some people severely and others so | ||||||
| 11 | mildly it often goes undiagnosed; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, The incidence of TSC is as common as Lou Gehrig's | ||||||
| 13 | disease (ALS) or cystic fibrosis, so increased awareness is | ||||||
| 14 | vital; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, The Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance and other groups | ||||||
| 16 | around the world have joined together to promote awareness of | ||||||
| 17 | the disorder to ensure people with TSC get the best possible | ||||||
| 18 | treatment and proper diagnosis; therefore, be it
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| 19 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
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| 1 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare May 15, 2024 | ||||||
| 2 | as Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Awareness Day in the State of | ||||||
| 3 | Illinois; and be it further
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