PRINTER'S NO. 3523
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
919
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY MURT, BENNINGHOFF, BIZZARRO, R. BROWN, BURNS,
CALTAGIRONE, SCHLEGEL CULVER, DEAN, DeLUCA, DiGIROLAMO,
DONATUCCI, DRISCOLL, EVERETT, FREEMAN, HENNESSEY, HILL-EVANS,
KINSEY, LONGIETTI, J. McNEILL, MILLARD, NEILSON, PASHINSKI,
M. QUINN, READSHAW, SAYLOR, SCHWEYER, TOOHIL, WARD AND
WARREN, MAY 17, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 17, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of May 2018 as "Cancer Caregivers
Recognition Month" in Pennsylvania and honoring the vital
role caregivers play in the lives of cancer patients.
WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society estimates that there
will be 80,960 new cases of cancer diagnosed in this
Commonwealth in 2018; and
WHEREAS, Known as family caregivers or lay caregivers, unpaid
caregivers are usually spouses, partners or adult children, with
close friends, coworkers and neighbors often filling this role
when family members are not nearby or are unavailable; and
WHEREAS, Families provide approximately 80% of home care
services; and
WHEREAS, Caregivers are an important part of the health care
team and provide a complex array of support tasks that extend
across physical, psychological, spiritual and emotional domains;
and
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