PRINTER'S NO. 444
No. 24 Session of 1991
INTRODUCED BY ARGALL, MARKOSEK, FAIRCHILD, NYCE, JAMES, KING,
TIGUE, E. Z. TAYLOR, O'BRIEN, BOYES, VEON, BUNT, BARLEY,
WOZNIAK, HERMAN, JOHNSON, MARSICO, CAWLEY, DEMPSEY, PESCI,
VROON, COLAFELLA, OLASZ, TRELLO, ANGSTADT, HESS, JOSEPHS,
MELIO, CARLSON, LESCOVITZ, STABACK, NOYE, DENT, ADOLPH,
HERSHEY, LAUGHLIN, CIVERA, SCRIMENTI, SAURMAN, KAISER, GEIST,
DeLUCA, M. N. WRIGHT AND BELARDI, FEBRUARY 12, 1991
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, FEBRUARY 12, 1991
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of April 29 through May 4, 1991, as "Reflex
2 Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Awareness Week" in
3 Pennsylvania.
4 WHEREAS, Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome, known as
5 RSDS, is a disabling disease that causes symptoms such as loss
6 of mobility of the limbs, softness of the bones, stiffness in
7 the joints, vasospasms and muscle spasms; and
8 WHEREAS, RSDS affects individuals of both sexes and all ages;
9 and
10 WHEREAS, Individuals afflicted with RSDS suffer excruciating
11 pain without relief; and
12 WHEREAS, Research into the causes and effects of RSDS has
13 only recently begun; and
14 WHEREAS, Medical researchers face a difficult challenge in
15 attempting to identify the origin of RSDS; and
16 WHEREAS, Education of the victims of RSDS and the public
1 about the disease is difficult because of the limited amount of
2 knowledge about the disease and the lack of consensus in the
3 medical profession regarding the proper interpretation of the
4 knowledge; and
5 WHEREAS, The RSDS Association was incorporated on May 18,
6 1984, to support research of the disease and to aid families of
7 persons suffering from the disease; and
8 WHEREAS, A week should be designated to recognize the victims
9 of RSDS and to increase the awareness and concern of the people
10 of the United States regarding the research into the causes,
11 cures, prevention and clinical treatment of the devastating
12 disease; therefore be it
13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
14 week of April 29 through May 4, 1991, as "Reflex Sympathetic
15 Dystrophy Syndrome Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
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