House Bill 9167

    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HR 9167

        By Representative Turnbull






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution designating May 12, 1999, as

  3         "Fibromyalgia Syndrome and Chronic Fatigue

  4         Syndrome Awareness Day" in the State of

  5         Florida.

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  7         WHEREAS, chronic immunological and neurological

  8  diseases such as Fibromyalgia Syndrome and Chronic Fatigue

  9  Syndrome are some of the fastest growing health concerns in

10  the world today, attacking men and women of all ages,

11  ethnicity, and socio-economic backgrounds, and children, and

12         WHEREAS, these devastating disorders are often

13  characterized by overwhelming fatigue, severe musculoskeletal

14  pain, concentration problems, sleep disorders, cognitive and

15  memory dysfunction, headaches, allergy symptoms, and numerous

16  other problems that usually last a lifetime, and

17         WHEREAS, these perplexing medical conditions are often

18  considered invisible disabilities due to the nature of their

19  symptoms, symptoms that do not always appear obvious to the

20  common observer, and

21         WHEREAS, these illnesses have no known cure and are

22  often further complicated by secondary, coexisting conditions

23  that contribute to additional stress for patients who

24  experience difficulty in performing everyday activities

25  associated with home, family, and community, and

26         WHEREAS, these chronic and debilitating medical

27  conditions interrupt education and employment, denying the

28  basic enjoyment of life and causing the accumulation of

29  tremendous medical expenses, often increasing the need for

30  patients to file for Social Security Disability Income, and

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HR 9167

    558-153-99






  1         WHEREAS, the National Institutes of Health and the

  2  Centers for Disease Prevention and Control are investigating

  3  and attempting to document the concentration, extent, and

  4  causes of these syndromes, with the hope of finding a cure,

  5  and

  6         WHEREAS, the State of Florida recognizes the extent to

  7  which many of its citizens suffer with these chronic and often

  8  severely debilitating medical conditions, causing them to

  9  significantly modify their lives in order to at least

10  minimally cope on a daily basis, and is pleased to join with

11  these patients in devoting a special day to increasing

12  knowledge and understanding about these illnesses, and in

13  supporting valuable medical research into their cause and

14  eventual cure, NOW, THEREFORE,

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16  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

17  Florida:

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19         That the House of Representatives of the State of

20  Florida hereby designates May 12, 1999, as "Fibromyalgia

21  Syndrome and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day" in the

22  State of Florida.

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