Bill Text: IL HR0636 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares April 2020 as "Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month".
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HR0636 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0636-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Parkinson's disease is a progressive nervous | ||||||
| 3 | system disorder that affects movement; symptoms start | ||||||
| 4 | gradually, sometimes starting with a barely noticeable tremor | ||||||
| 5 | in just one hand; additional symptoms may include slowed | ||||||
| 6 | movement, rigid muscles, impaired posture and balance, loss of | ||||||
| 7 | automatic movements, speech changes, and writing changes; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, The signs and symptoms of Parkinson's disease can | ||||||
| 9 | be different for everyone; early signs may be mild and go | ||||||
| 10 | unnoticed; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, The cause of Parkinson's disease is unknown, and | ||||||
| 12 | therefore, proven ways to prevent the disease also remain a | ||||||
| 13 | mystery; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Approximately 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with | ||||||
| 15 | Parkinson's disease each year, and an estimated 7 to 10 million | ||||||
| 16 | people are living with the disease worldwide; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Although Parkinson's disease cannot be cured, | ||||||
| 18 | medications might significantly improve one's symptoms; early | ||||||
| 19 | detection is key; therefore, be it
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| 20 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
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| 1 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 2 | we declare April 2020 as "Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month" | ||||||
| 3 | in the State of Illinois to bring attention to those battling | ||||||
| 4 | Parkinson's and to the importance of early detection and | ||||||
| 5 | treatments.
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