05-11-15 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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WHEREAS, PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY is one of the most common chronic neurological diseases in the United States, affecting over 20 million Americans. It is a disease resulting from injury to the peripheral nervesthe motor, sensory and autonomic nerves connecting the spinal column to muscles, skin, and internal organs. It usually affects the hands and feet, causing weakness, numbness, tingling, and pain. It can either progress slowly over many years or it can quickly become severe and debilitating; and WHEREAS, The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and other institutes of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) conduct research related to peripheral neuropathies in laboratories at the NIH and also support additional research through grants to major medical institutions across the country; and WHEREAS , This is the ninth year that The Neuropathy Association has dedicated the third week of May to raise awareness about the neuropathy epidemic and encourage people across the Nation to take action against neuropathy; and WHEREAS, Increased public education and awareness about neuropathy not only helps people who are living with this debilitating disease, but also encourages much-needed research for more treatment options and cures; and WHEREAS , It is fitting to recognize the many health care providers and researchers who help patients live better lives with neuropathy and who search for more treatment options and cures for this under-recognized disease, NOW, THEREFORE, I,Louis R. Rigby, Mayor of the City of La Porte, along with the members of La Porte City Council, do hereby proclaim May 18-24, 2015 as NEUROPATHY AWARENESS WEEK th In Witness Whereof: I have hereto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City to be affixed hereto, this the 11 day of May 2015. CITY OF LA PORTE _____________________________ Louis R. Rigby, Mayor