Bill Text: IN SR0059 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Urging increased awareness of Juvenile Myositis.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-04-01 - First reading: adopted voice vote [SR0059 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2013-SR0059-Introduced.html

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Introduced Version

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SENATE RESOLUTION No. ___

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOLUTION

     A SENATE RESOLUTION to increase the awareness of Juvenile Myositis.

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Introduced

First Regular Session 118th General Assembly (2013)

SENATE RESOLUTION

     MADAM PRESIDENT:

    I offer the following resolution and move its adoption:

    A SENATE RESOLUTION to increase the awareness of Juvenile Myositis.

    Whereas, Juvenile Myositis (JM) is an autoimmune disease affecting approximately 5,000 children in the United States;

    Whereas, In patients with JM, the body's immune system attacks muscles and the skin;

    Whereas, Children between the ages of five and fifteen are the primary patients of JM, with the average age of onset being between the ages of six and seven years old;

    Whereas, Approximately 1,000 children are diagnosed each year, and girls are twice as likely to be affected by JM;

    Whereas, Juvenile Myositis is characterized by a combination of skin rashes, muscle weakness, fatigue, fever, and joint pain that varies in severity;

    Whereas, Children who develop Juvenile Myositis often have a family history of other autoimmune diseases, such as Thyroid Disorder, Type I Diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis,

Lupus, or Crohn's Disease;

    Whereas, Although medications can help ease the symptoms of Juvenile Myositis, there is no known cure;

    Whereas, Juvenile Myositis is a life changing disease whose symptoms range from minor annoyance to chronic pain, inability to walk, bodily disfigurement, and even death;

    Whereas, Although there is no cure, the lives of people with Juvenile Myositis have continued to improve with advances in early diagnosis and aggressive treatment; and

    Whereas, Through increased awareness, the prognosis for Juvenile Myositis patients can continue to improve and a cure may become a reality: Therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate of the

General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

    SECTION 1. The Indiana Senate, through this Resolution, hopes to increase the awareness of juvenile myositis and improve the chances of finding a cure for this debilitating disease.
    SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to Angela Dean.