PRINTER'S NO. 745
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
124
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY KILLION, FARNESE, BREWSTER, BLAKE, VOGEL, FONTANA,
BAKER, A. WILLIAMS, J. WARD, K. WARD, DINNIMAN, MARTIN,
BARTOLOTTA, ARGALL, TARTAGLIONE, BROWNE, AUMENT, COSTA,
MENSCH, HUGHES, FOLMER, SCHWANK AND HUTCHINSON, MAY 8, 2019
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 8, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of May 2019 as "Lupus Awareness Month" and
May 10, 2019, as "World Lupus Day" in Pennsylvania to give
more attention and awareness to the disease.
WHEREAS, Every day, an estimated 65,000 Pennsylvanians, 1.5
million Americans and 5 million people worldwide struggle with
the debilitating consequences of lupus, a potentially fatal
autoimmune disease that can damage any part of a lupus patient's
body; and
WHEREAS, In an autoimmune disease such as lupus, the immune
system becomes hyperactive and attacks healthy cells, causing
inflammation and pain and leading to permanent damage; and
WHEREAS, Lupus has no cure and no known cause and, despite
the current treatment and available medications, many lupus
patients have symptoms that cannot be managed well enough for
patients to lead normal lives, complete their education and
maintain employment; and
WHEREAS, Nine out of ten people with lupus are women; and
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