PRINTER'S NO. 3801
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
986
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY FARINA, KINSEY, BAKER, COOK-ARTIS, DiGIROLAMO,
WATSON, CALTAGIRONE, TOOHIL, LONGIETTI, BURNS, MACKENZIE,
HENNESSEY, BIZZARRO, KIRKLAND, SCHLOSSBERG, READSHAW,
PHILLIPS-HILL, R. BROWN, SONNEY, DUSH, V. BROWN, D. COSTA,
MILLARD, HELM, DONATUCCI, MARSICO, MILNE, GINGRICH, KAVULICH,
KIM, MAHONEY, ROSS, PAYNE, MAJOR, SCHWEYER, GOODMAN AND
NEILSON, SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of September 2016 as "Pulmonary Fibrosis
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Pulmonary fibrosis is a disease marked by
progressive scarring of tissue inside and between air sacs in a
patient's lungs; and
WHEREAS, The development of this scarring causes the air sacs
to stiffen and thicken, which lowers oxygen levels and gradually
interferes with an individual's ability to breathe; and
WHEREAS, In addition to breathlessness, patients typically
experience dry cough, fatigue and chest discomfort; and
WHEREAS, The American Lung Association reports that this
disease affects approximately 140,000 people in the United
States; and
WHEREAS, The American Lung Association also reports that
pulmonary fibrosis is most likely to affect people who are 50 to
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