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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING SEPTEMBER 25, 2014, TO BE "ATAXIA AWARENESS DAY" IN THE

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     

     Introduced By: Senators Ottiano, Bates, Algiere, Felag, and Sosnowski

     Date Introduced: June 12, 2014

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

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     WHEREAS, Ataxia is a rare, progressive disorder of the nervous system affecting

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balance and coordination; and

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     WHEREAS, An estimated 150,000 individuals are affected by hereditary and sporadic

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ataxia in the United States; and

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     WHEREAS, Ataxia is an often fatal degenerative neurological disorder that affects

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balance, coordination and speech; and

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     WHEREAS, Ataxia can strike anyone at any time, without regard to age, gender, race or

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creed; and

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     WHEREAS, There is no known cure for Ataxia. The only defense is research and

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prevention through education; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby proclaims September 25, 2014, to be "Ataxia Awareness Day" in the State of Rhode

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Island; and be it further

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

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Anabela Azevedo, Rhode Island Ataxia

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Support Group Leader.

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