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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

CELEBRATING "NATIONAL HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH"

DURING THE MONTH OF MAY, 2012, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     

     

     Introduced By: Representative Patricia L. Morgan

     Date Introduced: May 17, 2012

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, Huntington's Disease (HD) is a hereditary and degenerative brain disorder

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for which there is currently no treatment or cure; and

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     WHEREAS, Huntington's Disease slowly diminishes the affected individual's ability to

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walk, talk, and reason; and

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     WHEREAS, One out of every ten thousand Americans will be diagnosed with

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Huntington’s Disease, resulting in more than 30,000 people in the United States currently living

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with this disease; and

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     WHEREAS, Children who have a parent diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease have a

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50/50 chance of inheriting the malady, which means at least 200,000 Americans are at risk of

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developing HD; and

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     WHEREAS, Children who develop the juvenile form of Huntington’s Disease rarely live

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to adulthood; and

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     WHEREAS, Eventually, every person afflicted by Huntington’s Disease will require full-

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time care; and

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     WHEREAS, The goals of Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month are to raise public

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awareness and to educate all Rhode Islanders about Huntington’s Disease; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations hereby fully endorses the month of May, 2012, as “National Huntington’s

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Disease Awareness Month” in the State of Rhode Island; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That this House hereby commemorates the 21st Anniversary of the signing

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of Federal Proclamation 6295, which designated the month of May in 1991 as National HD

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Awareness Month.  We further support the educational goals brought forth by this resolution and

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urge all the citizens of our state to wear the color blue to signify remembrance of Huntington’s

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Disease awareness; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the Huntington’s Disease Society of America

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Inc., New England Region.

     

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