,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bja  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #be1 #bjac ,mr4 
,blunt 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,s*um]1 ,mr4    
,c>d91 ,ms4 ,mikulski1 & ,mr4 ,rubio7   
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,designat+ ! fir/ ,w$nesday 9 ,septemb] 
#bjac z ,national ,polycy/ic ,kidney    
,disease ,aw>5ess ,day & rais+ aw>5ess &
 und]/&+ ( polycy/ic kidney disease4    
,:]eas ,national ,polycy/ic ,kidney     
,disease ,aw>5ess ,day w raise public   
aw>5ess & und]/&+ ( polycy/ic kidney    
disease1 "o ( ! mo/ preval5t1           
life-?reat5+ g5etic kidney diseases2    
,:]eas ,national ,polycy/ic ,kidney     
,disease ,aw>5ess ,day w also fo/]      
und]/&+ ( ! impact polycy/ic kidney     
disease has on pati5ts & _! families2   
,:]eas polycy/ic kidney disease is a    
progressive1 g5etic disord] ( ! kidneys 
t causes damage to ! kidneys & !        
c>diovascul>1 endocr9e1 hepatic1 &      
ga/ro9te/9al organ sy/ems2 ,:]eas       

polycy/ic kidney disease has a deva/at+ 
impact on ! heal? & f9ances ( p ( all   
ages1 & equally affects p ( all races1  
g5d]s1 nationalities1 geographic        
locations1 & income levels2 ,:]eas1 ( ! 
p diagnos$ ) polycy/ic kidney disease1  
approximately #aj p]c5t h no family     
hi/ory ( ! disease1 ) ! disease develop+
 z a spontane\s 7or new7 mutation2      
,:]eas !re is no treatm5t or cure =     
polycy/ic kidney disease1 :i* is "o ( ! 
#d lead+ causes ( kidney failure 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! va/ majority (  
pati5ts ) polycy/ic kidney disease rea* 
kidney failure at an av]age age ( #ec1  
caus+ a sev]e /ra9 on dialysis & kidney 
transplantation res\rces & on ! deliv]y 
( heal? c>e 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates z ! l>ge/ 
segm5t ( ! population ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 ! baby boom]s1 cont9ues to age2 ,:]eas 
polycy/ic kidney disease in/ills 9      
pati5ts fe> ( an unkn[n future ) a      
life-?reat5+ g5etic disease &           
appreh5sion ov] possible discrim9ation1 
includ+ ! risk ( los+ _! heal? & life   

insurance1 _! jobs1 & _! *ances =       
promotion2 ,:]eas c\ntless fri5ds1 lov$ 
ones1 sp\ses1 & c>egiv]s mu/ %\ld] !    
physical1 emotional1 & f9ancial burd5s t
 polycy/ic kidney disease causes2 ,:]eas
 ! sev]ity ( ! symptoms ( polycy/ic     
kidney disease & ! limit$ public aw>5ess
 ( ! disease cause _m pati5ts to live 9 
d5ial & =ego regul> visits to _!        
physicians or avoid foll[+ good heal?   
managem5t1 :i* w\ld help avoid m sev]e  
complications :5 kidney failure occurs2 
,:]eas p :o h *ronic1 life-?reat5+      
diseases l polycy/ic kidney disease h a 
pr$isposition to depression & its       
resultant consequ5ces ( #g times !      
national av]age because ( _! anxiety ov]
 pa91 suff]+1 & premature dea?2 & ,:]eas
 ! ,,pkd ,f\ndation & its m ?an #fj     
volunte] *apt]s ar\nd ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
are d$icat$ to conduct+ rese>* to f9d   
treatm5ts & a cure = polycy/ic kidney   
disease1 fo/]+ public aw>5ess & und]/&+ 
( ! disease1 educat+ pati5ts & _!       
families ab\t ! disease to improve _!   

treatm5t & c>e1 & provid+ support &     
enc\rag+ p to become organ donors1      
includ+ by sponsor+ ! annual ,walk =    
,,pkd to raise funds = polycy/ic kidney 
disease rese>*1 education1 advocacy1 &  
aw>5ess3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate--
  7#a7 designates ! fir/ ,w$nesday 9    
,septemb] #bjac z ,national ,polycy/ic  
,kidney ,disease ,aw>5ess ,day2  7#b7   
supports ! goals & ideals ( ,national   
,polycy/ic ,kidney ,disease ,aw>5ess    
,day to raise public aw>5ess & und]/&+ (
 polycy/ic kidney disease2  7#c7        
recognizes ! ne$ = additional rese>* to 
f9d a cure = polycy/ic kidney disease2 &
  7#d7 enc\rages all p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 & int]e/$ gr\ps to support ,national   
,polycy/ic ,kidney ,aw>5ess ,day ?r\gh  
appropriate c]emonies & activities to   
promote public aw>5ess ( polycy/ic      
kidney disease & to fo/] und]/&+ ( !    
impact ( ! disease on pati5ts & _!      
families4