,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #agb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ag1
 #bjac ,mr4 ,blunt submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,designating the first    
,wednesday in ,september #bjac as       
,national ,polycystic ,kidney ,disease  
,awareness ,day and raising awareness   
and understanding of polycystic kidney  
disease4  ,whereas ,national ,polycystic
 ,kidney ,disease ,awareness ,day will  
raise public awareness and understanding
 of polycystic kidney disease1 one of   
the most prevalent1 life-threatening    
genetic kidney diseases2 ,whereas       
,national ,polycystic ,kidney ,disease  
,awareness ,day will also foster        
understanding of the impact polycystic  
kidney disease has on patients and their
 families2 ,whereas polycystic kidney   
disease is a progressive1 genetic       
disorder of the kidneys that causes     
damage to the kidneys and the           

cardiovascular1 endocrine1 hepatic1 and 
gastrointestinal organ systems2 ,whereas
 polycystic kidney disease has a        
devastating impact on the health and    
finances of people of all ages1 and     
equally affects people of all races1    
genders1 nationalities1 geographic      
locations1 and income levels2 ,whereas1 
of the people diagnosed with polycystic 
kidney disease1 approximately #aj       
percent have no family history of the   
disease1 with the disease developing as 
a spontaneous 7or new7 mutation2        
,whereas there is no treatment or cure  
for polycystic kidney disease1 which is 
one of the #d leading causes of kidney  
failure in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas
 the vast majority of patients with     
polycystic kidney disease reach kidney  
failure at an average age of #ec1       
causing a severe strain on dialysis and 
kidney transplantation resources and on 
the delivery of health care in the      
,united ,states as the largest segment  
of the population of the ,united        

,states1 the baby boomers1 continues to 
age2 ,whereas polycystic kidney disease 
instills in patients fear of an unknown 
future with a life-threatening genetic  
disease and apprehension over possible  
discrimination1 including the risk of   
losing their health and life insurance1 
their jobs1 and their chances for       
promotion2 ,whereas countless friends1  
loved ones1 spouses1 and caregivers must
 shoulder the physical1 emotional1 and  
financial burdens that polycystic kidney
 disease causes2 ,whereas the severity  
of the symptoms of polycystic kidney    
disease and the limited public awareness
 of the disease cause many patients to  
live in denial and forego regular visits
 to their physicians or avoid following 
good health management1 which would help
 avoid more severe complications when   
kidney failure occurs2 ,whereas people  
who have chronic1 life-threatening      
diseases like polycystic kidney disease 
have a predisposition to depression and 
its resultant consequences of #g times  

the national average because of their   
anxiety over pain1 suffering1 and       
premature death2 and ,whereas the ,,pkd 
,foundation and its more than #fj       
volunteer chapters around the ,united   
,states are dedicated to conducting     
research to find treatments and a cure  
for polycystic kidney disease1 fostering
 public awareness and understanding of  
the disease1 educating patients and     
their families about the disease to     
improve their treatment and care1 and   
providing support and encouraging people
 to become organ donors1 including by   
sponsoring the annual ,walk for ,,pkd to
 raise funds for polycystic kidney      
disease research1 education1 advocacy1  
and awareness3 ,now1 therefore1 be it   
,that the ,senate--  7#a7 designates the
 first ,wednesday in ,september #bjac as
 ,national ,polycystic ,kidney ,disease 
,awareness ,day2  7#b7 supports the     
goals and ideals of ,national           
,polycystic ,kidney ,disease ,awareness 
,day to raise public awareness and      

understanding of polycystic kidney      
disease2  7#c7 recognizes the need for  
additional research to find a cure for  
polycystic kidney disease2 and  7#d7    
encourages all people in the ,united    
,states and interested groups to support
 ,national ,polycystic ,kidney          
,awareness ,day through appropriate     
ceremonies and activities to promote    
public awareness of polycystic kidney   
disease and to foster understanding of  
the impact of the disease on patients   
and their families4