PRINTER'S NO. 2689

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 464 Session of 2007

        INTRODUCED BY ADOLPH, BARRAR, CIVERA, KILLION, ARGALL, BAKER,
           BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BEYER, BISHOP, BOBACK, BRENNAN,
           CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CLYMER, COHEN, CONKLIN,
           CREIGHTON, DALEY, DALLY, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EVERETT,
           FLECK, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS,
           GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHAI,
           HARHART, HARPER, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, HICKERNELL,
           HORNAMAN, JAMES, JOSEPHS, KENNEY, KOTIK, KULA, MAJOR, MANTZ,
           MARKOSEK, MARSICO, McILHATTAN, McILVAINE SMITH, MENSCH,
           MICOZZIE, MILLARD, R. MILLER, MURT, MUSTIO, NAILOR,
           M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PARKER, PAYNE, PERZEL,
           PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PYLE, QUINN, RAMALEY, RAPP, READSHAW,
           REICHLEY, ROSS, RUBLEY, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER,
           SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STERN, R. STEVENSON, SWANGER,
           TANGRETTI, TRUE, TURZAI, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WATSON,
           J. WHITE, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD AND YUDICHAK,
           OCTOBER 22, 2007

        INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
           OCTOBER 22, 2007

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Designating the month of November 2007 as "Pennsylvania Epilepsy
     2     Awareness Month."

     3     WHEREAS, Epilepsy, often thought of as a single syndrome,
     4  actually comprises a family of more than 40 syndromes that
     5  affect 2.7 million people in the United States and an estimated
     6  120,000 Pennsylvanians; and
     7     WHEREAS, Epilepsy strikes most often among the very young and
     8  the very old, although a person can get epilepsy at any age; and
     9     WHEREAS, The number of cases in elderly persons is beginning
    10  to soar as baby boomers approach retirement age; and

     1     WHEREAS, The Epilepsy Foundation Western/Central and the
     2  Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania are conducting
     3  extensive outreach programs to educate the general public about
     4  epilepsy; therefore be it
     5     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
     6  month of November 2007 as "Pennsylvania Epilepsy Awareness
     7  Month" in order to bring further attention to epilepsy and to
     8  recognize the courage and commitment of Pennsylvanians affected
     9  by epilepsy and their caregivers and associates; and be it
    10  further
    11     RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
    12  the Epilepsy Foundation Western/Central Pennsylvania and the
    13  Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania, as follows: Judith
    14  K. Painter, Executive Director, Epilepsy Foundation, Western PA
    15  Office, 1323 Forbes Avenue, Suite 102, Pittsburgh, PA 15219










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