Unofficial Copy As of 02/05/03 03 Reg. Sess. 03 Rs Br 1318

UNOFFICIAL COPY AS OF 04/05/18 03 REG. SESS. 03 RS BR 1318

A RESOLUTION declaring September 21, 2003, to be Myositis Awareness Day. WHEREAS, myositis is a chronic auto-immune disease that triggers the inflammation and degeneration of skeletal muscle tissues, in which inflammatory cells surround, invade, and destroy normal muscle fibers as though they were defective or foreign to the body; and WHEREAS, myositis can be a debilitating and sometimes fatal disease; and WHEREAS, currently 30,000 cases of myositis are estimated to exist in the United States; and WHEREAS, there are various forms of myositis that have different effects on the body, including inflammatory myositis and polymyositis, which destroys normal muscle fibers; dermatomyositis, which is a rash and results in weakness of the trunk muscles; and inclusion body myositis, which includes gradual muscle weakness and affects both proximal and distal muscles; and WHEREAS, limited public recognition of myositis has resulted in inadequately funded research; NOW, THEREFORE, Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. This honorable body declares September 21, 2003, to be Myositis

Awareness Day. Section 2. The Clerk of the House of Representatives is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to Mr. David Cammack, 504 Pauite Trail, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 and Mr. Bob Goldberg, Executive Director, The Myositis Association, 1233 20th Street N.W., Suite 402, Washington D.C. 20036.

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