PRINTER'S NO. 3189
No. 274 Session of 1990
INTRODUCED BY ARGALL, McVERRY, NAILOR, STABACK, LASHINGER,
JOHNSON, PESCI, ANGSTADT, FARGO, BURD, CARLSON, FARMER,
LANGTRY, MARSICO, GIGLIOTTI, MELIO, BILLOW, NOYE, SERAFINI,
GEIST, DeLUCA, BUNT, LAUGHLIN, WOZNIAK, J. TAYLOR, HERMAN,
RYBAK, TRELLO, CLYMER, DEMPSEY, KASUNIC, ADOLPH, TELEK,
R. C. WRIGHT, NAHILL, PETRARCA AND McHALE, MARCH 19, 1990
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, MARCH 19, 1990
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating October 13, 1990, as "Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
2 Syndrome Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome, known as
4 RSDS, is a disabling disease that causes symptoms such as loss
5 of mobility of the limbs, softness of the bones, stiffness in
6 the joints, vasospasms and muscle spasms; and
7 WHEREAS, RSDS affects individuals of both sexes and all ages;
8 and
9 WHEREAS, Individuals afflicted with RSDS suffer excruciating
10 pain without relief; and
11 WHEREAS, Research into the causes and effects of RSDS has
12 only recently begun; and
13 WHEREAS, Medical researchers face a difficult challenge in
14 attempting to identify the origin of RSDS; and
15 WHEREAS, Education of the victims of RSDS and the public
16 about the disease is difficult because of the limited amount of
1 knowledge about the disease and the lack of consensus in the
2 medical profession regarding the proper interpretation of the
3 knowledge; and
4 WHEREAS, The RSDS Association was incorporated on May 18,
5 1984, to support research of the disease and to aid families of
6 persons suffering from the disease; and
7 WHEREAS, A day should be designated to recognize the victims
8 of RSDS and to increase the awareness and concern of the people
9 of the United States regarding the research into the causes,
10 cures, prevention and clinical treatment of the devastating
11 disease; therefore be it
12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate October
13 13, 1990, as "Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Awareness
14 Day" in Pennsylvania.
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