ACT No. 2008· 68
1 HJR66
2 96157-2
3 By Representatives Moore (P), Drake, Hill, Morrow, McClurkin,
4 Mask, Ward, Love, Allen, DeMarco, Payne, Robinson (0),
5 Canfield, Fincher, McCutcheon and Ball
6 RFD: Rules
7 First Read: 07-FEB-08
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2 ENROLLED, House Joint Resolution,
3 RECOGNIZING MAY 12, 2008, AS FIBROMYALGIA AWARENESS
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6 WHEREAS, we are pleased to recognize May 12, 2008,
7 as Fibromyalgia Awareness Day; and
8 WHEREAS, an estimated 10 million people in the
9 United States, 3 to 6% of the population of our country and
10 millions more worldwide, have been diagnosed with
11 fibromyalgia, a disease for which there is no known cause or
12 cure; and
13 WHEREAS, fibromyalgia is a chronic illness which
14 causes fatigue and debilitating pain in women, men, and
15 children of all ages and races; and
16 WHEREAS, it often takes an average of five years to
17 receive a diagnosis of fibromyalgia, and medical professionals
18 frequently are inadequately educated on the diagnosis and
19 treatment; and
20 WHEREAS, we join with the National Fibromyalgia
21 Association and other fibromyalgia support organizations in
22 promoting awareness and encouraging improved education,
23 diagnosis, research, and treatment; now therefore,
24 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH
25 HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That we are happy to recognize May
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
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President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
House of Representatives
I hereby certify that the within Act originated in
and was adopted by the House 12-FEB-08.
Greg Pappas
Clerk
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Senate 28-FEB-08 Adopted
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Act Nu••.•• : 2008-58
Bill Nu•••. : HJR-66
Recv'd 03/10/08

SJR62

By Senators Blackwell, Waggoner, Reed, Beason, Bussman, Fielding, Allen, Beasley, Bedford, Brewbaker, Brooks, Coleman, Dial, Dunn, Figures, Glover, Holley, Holtzclaw, Irons, Keahey, Marsh, McGill, Orr, Pittman, Ross, Sanders, Sanford, Scofield, Singleton, Smith, Smitherman, Taylor, Ward, Whatley and Williams

ENROLLED, SJR62,

RECOGNIZING MAY 12, 2011, AS FIBROMYALGIA AWARENESS DAY.

WHEREAS, an estimated 10 million Americans have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, most of them women; and

WHEREAS, fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder that is becoming an increasingly common diagnosis and is taking a toll emotionally, financially, and socially on patients, their families, friends, coworkers, and communities; and

WHEREAS, many patients with fibromyalgia consult multiple health care providers and often live with the pain for years before it is properly diagnosed and managed; and

WHEREAS, fibromyalgia continues to be a poorly understood disease that can be devastating to patients and families; and

WHEREAS, presently, there is no cure for fibromyalgia but there are treatments that help many people improve the quality of their lives; and

WHEREAS, the chronically ill place a larger burden on the health care and insurance industries and businesses that must cover the costly expenses associated with their treatment, medications, and sometimes hospitalizations; and

WHEREAS, increased awareness and expanded knowledge of the realities of coping with fibromyalgia will allow the community at large to better support patients and their families, friends, coworkers, and employers who struggle with the challenges of this chronic pain disorder; and

WHEREAS, there are common insurance barriers that impede access to pain care for those with fibromyalgia and these barriers promote undue suffering and untreated, under treated, or inappropriately treated pain; now therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That we hereby recognize May 12, 2011, as Fibromyalgia Awareness Day in Alabama and further urge all Alabamians to support the search for a cure for fibromyalgia and to assist those individuals and families who daily cope with this devastating disorder.

Resolutions, Congratulatory Fibromyalgia Awareness Day