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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Pulmonary fibrosis (PF), is a serious disease that
3creates scarring in the delicate lung tissue and is incurable;
4and
 
5    WHEREAS, Pulmonary fibrosis often progresses quickly,
6causing limited quality of life and disability, and can lead to
7death within a few short years; and
 
8    WHEREAS, In many cases, there is no identified cause of
9pulmonary fibrosis, which is therefore called idiopathic
10pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and approximately 200,000 people in
11the United States are estimated to be diagnosed with this
12disease; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Pulmonary fibrosis is often misdiagnosed and
14under-diagnosed, and a need has been identified to increase
15wide-ranging awareness and detection of this imperceptible
16disease; and
 
17    WHEREAS, The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation mobilizes
18people and resources to provide access to high quality care and
19leads research for a cure so people with pulmonary fibrosis
20will live longer, healthier lives; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare September of
32016 as Global Pulmonary Fibrosis Month in the State of
4Illinois to increase awareness of this disease and encourage
5research into new treatments; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation as a symbol of
8our respect and esteem.