AJR144: Joint Resolution Text

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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE

2019 Assembly JOINT RESOLUTION 144

February 17, 2020 - Introduced by Representatives Hintz, Cabrera, Emerson, Hebl, Horlacher, Kolste, B. Meyers, Milroy, Sargent, Sinicki, Stubbs, Subeck, Vruwink and Zamarripa, cosponsored by Senator L. Taylor. Referred to Committee on Rules.

AJR144,1,2 Relating to: recognizing March 1, 2020, to March 6, 2020, as Aplastic Anemia and MDS Awareness Week in Wisconsin.

AJR144,1,3 Whereas, aplastic anemia is a rare but extremely serious blood disorder; and

AJR144,1,5 Whereas, aplastic anemia occurs when bone marrow cannot produce the amount of blood cells necessary for normal body functioning; and

AJR144,1,7 Whereas, people with aplastic anemia have an increased risk for life-threatening infections and bleeding; and

AJR144,1,10 Whereas, the Aplastic Anemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) International Foundation estimates that between 600 and 900 people are diagnosed with aplastic anemia each year in the United States; and

AJR144,1,14 Whereas, the only cure for aplastic anemia is a bone marrow transplant; however, the success of the transplant depends on the stage of the disease, the patient's age and general health, and how well the donor's tissue type matches the patient; and

AJR144,2,3 Whereas, another treatment option for aplastic anemia is immunosuppressive therapy; however, approximately one-third of patients do not respond to immunosuppressive drugs; and

AJR144,2,6 Whereas, the five-year survival rate for patients who receive treatment for aplastic anemia is approximately 40 percent for those under age 20, 30 percent for those 20 to 40 years old, and 10 percent for those over age 40; and

AJR144,2,9 Whereas, severe aplastic anemia without a bone marrow transplant or response to immunosuppressive therapy has a two-year fatality rate of 70 percent; and

AJR144,2,13 Whereas, it is important to increase awareness around aplastic anemia and the similar blood disorder MDS, which occurs when bone marrow cells do not develop into mature blood cells, to facilitate the battle against these debilitating bone marrow diseases; and

AJR144,2,15 Whereas, March 1, 2020, to March 6, 2020, is recognized as National Aplastic Anemia and MDS Awareness Week; now, therefore, be it

AJR144,2,18 Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the members of the Wisconsin Legislature recognize March 1, 2020, to March 6, 2020, as Aplastic Anemia and MDS Awareness Week.

AJR144,2,19 (End)