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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or simply
3pulmonary fibrosis, is a serious disorder that creates scarring
4in the delicate lung tissue of affected patients causing
5progressive, incurable lung disease; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Pulmonary fibrosis progresses quickly, often
7causing limited quality of life, disability, and death within a
8few short years; and
 
9    WHEREAS, In many cases, there is no identified cause of
10pulmonary fibrosis and approximately 200,000 people in the
11United States are estimated to be affected by the disease; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Pulmonary fibrosis is often misdiagnosed and
13under-diagnosed, and a need has been identified to increase
14wide-ranging awareness and detection of this imperceptible
15disorder; and
 
16    WHEREAS, The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation will unify
17patients, caregivers, medical professionals, and the general
18public, by sharing and providing the latest information and
19advancements alongside all of the work still to be done within
20the global pulmonary fibrosis community; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Established in 2000, the Pulmonary Fibrosis
2Foundation is a nonprofit organization that maintains a global
3mission to serve as the trusted resource for the pulmonary
4fibrosis community by raising awareness, providing disease
5education, and funding research; the Foundation works
6diligently to foster conversations and collaboration between
7everyone affected by pulmonary fibrosis, including those
8living with the disease, the medical and research community,
9and the pharmaceutical industry; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare September of
122015 as Global Pulmonary Fibrosis Month in the State of
13Illinois to increase awareness of this disease and encourage
14research into new treatments; and be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16presented to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation as a symbol of
17our respect and esteem.