House Engrossed

MS awareness week

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-sixth Legislature

First Regular Session

2023

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2036

A Concurrent Resolution

proclaiming march 12-18, 2023 as multiple sclerosis awareness week in Arizona.

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Whereas, multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease of the central nervous system, affecting nearly 1,000,000 people in the United States alone; and 

Whereas, MS generally strikes people in the prime of life between ages 20 through 50. The cause and course of the often-debilitating symptoms of MS remain unknown, and no cure currently exists; and

Whereas, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is committed to a world free of MS and works to heighten public knowledge about and insight into the disease; and

Whereas, the dedicated staff and volunteers of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, in conjunction with members of the medical community, have transformed what it means to live with MS and provided global leadership to help achieve our vision of a world free of MS; and

Whereas, since 1946 the National Multiple Sclerosis Society has been a driving force of MS research, relentlessly pursuing prevention, treatments and a cure, and has invested more than $1 billion in groundbreaking research; and

Whereas, monies raised through the National Multiple Sclerosis Society fuel research on pathways to MS cures and invest in the MS research workforce at the best medical centers and universities and other institutions throughout the United States and abroad, leading to many breakthroughs in the treatment of MS; and

Whereas, the mission of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society—to cure MS while empowering people affected by MS to live their best lives—is one that all Americans and Arizonans should support; and

Whereas, the State of Arizona recognizes the importance of finding the cause of and cure for MS and the dedication that the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Arizona-New Mexico chapter, has shown toward creating a world free of MS.

Therefore

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring:

That the Members of the Legislature proclaim March 12-18, 2023 as MS Awareness Week in Arizona and encourage all Arizonans to learn more about multiple sclerosis and how they can support individuals with MS and their families.