South Carolina S 659: ALS Month

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2025-2026 Bill 659 Text of Previous Version (May. 06, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 659

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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A senate RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE may 2025 AS "als awareness month" IN 
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Whereas, amyotrophic 
lateral sclerosis, also commonly known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, is a 
progressive fatal neurodegenerative disease in which a person's brain loses 
connection with their muscles, slowly reducing a person's ability to walk, 
talk, eat, and eventually breathe; and

Whereas, thousands of 
new amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cases are reported every year, and 
estimates show that every ninety minutes someone is diagnosed with ALS and 
someone passes away from the disease; and

Whereas, on average, 
patients diagnosed with ALS survive only two to five years from the time of 
diagnosis; and

Whereas, the exact 
causes of ALS are unknown and there is no known cure for ALS; and

Whereas, people who 
have served in the military are more likely to develop ALS and die from the 
disease than those with no history of military service; and

Whereas, securing 
access to new therapies, durable medical equipment, and communication 
technologies is of vital importance to people living with ALS; and

Whereas, clinical 
trials play a pivotal role in evaluating new treatments, enhancing quality of 
life, and fostering assistive technologies for those living with ALS; and

Whereas, the ALS 
Association is the largest philanthropic funder of ALS research globally and 
has committed more than one hundred fifty million dollars to support more than 
five hundred fifty projects across the United States and eighteen other 
countries; and

Whereas, the ALS 
Association is committed to accelerating the pace of discovery, fueled by the 
hope that one day ALS will be a livable disease for everyone, everywhere, until 
a cure can be found; and

Whereas, Amyotrophic 
Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month provides an opportunity to increase public 
awareness of the dire circumstances of people living with ALS, acknowledge the 
terrible impact this disease has on those individuals and their families, and support 
research to eradicate this disease; and

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina Senate join the ALS Association in supporting ALS research, 
advocating for increased funding, and standing in solidarity with those 
affected by this relentless disease. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, recognize May 2025 as 
"ALS Awareness Month" in South Carolina.

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