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S. C. R. No. 23 As Reported by the House Health and Aging CommitteeAs Reported by the House Health and Aging Committee
| 130th General Assembly | | Regular Session | | 2013-2014 |
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Cosponsors:
Senators Brown, Gentile, Gardner, Patton, Hughes, Jones, Tavares, Bacon, Balderson, Beagle, Coley, Eklund, Hite, LaRose, Lehner, Manning, Obhof, Oelslager, Peterson, Sawyer, Schaffer, Schiavoni, Skindell, Smith, Widener
Representatives Brenner, Barnes, Brown, Carney, Johnson, Smith
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION | Declaring May 12, 2014 "National Fibromyalgia
Awareness Day" in Ohio.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF OHIO
(THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING):
| WHEREAS, Millions of people in the United States have
fibromyalgia, a medical disorder for which there is no known cure;
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| WHEREAS, Fibromyalgia is a chronic illness that causes
debilitating pain and fatigue in women, men, and children of all
ethnicities; and |
| WHEREAS, Patients with this illness often have to learn to
live with widespread pain throughout their bodies, extreme
fatigue, sleep disorders, migraine headaches, and impairment of
memory and concentration; and |
| WHEREAS, Patients with fibromyalgia often have a number of
co-existing conditions, which may include chronic myofascial pain,
irritable bowel syndrome, temporomandibular joint disorder,
environmental sensitivities, anxiety, and depression; and |
| WHEREAS, Increased awareness and expanded knowledge of the
realities of living with fibromyalgia and its impact on patients'
quality of life will allow the community to better support people
who struggle with the challenges of this chronic-pain illness; and |
| WHEREAS, Early diagnosis and a multi-disciplinary approach to
treatment reduces severity of symptoms; and |
| WHEREAS, The National Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain
Association; Kevin Hackshaw, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine
at The Ohio State University College of Medicine; E. Michelle Lee,
host of The Exceptions to the Rules radio program; and other
groups around the country have joined together to promote
fibromyalgia awareness and support; now therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 130th General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, in adopting this resolution, declare May 12,
2014, as "National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day" in Ohio; and be it
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| RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly
authenticated copies of this resolution to the news media of Ohio. |
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