,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#be1 #bjad ,mr4 ,isakson 7for himself   
and ,mr4 ,casey7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was considered and   
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
,march #be1 #bjad1 as ,national         
,cerebral ,palsy ,awareness ,day4       
,whereas the term #8#8cerebral palsy''  
refers to a group of permanent disorders
 of the development of movement and     
posture that are attributed to          
non-progressive disturbances that occur 
in the developing brain2 ,whereas       
cerebral palsy1 the most common motor   
disability in children1 is caused by    
damage to #a or more specific areas of  
the developing brain1 which usually     
occurs during fetal development1 before1
 during1 or after birth2 ,whereas the   
majority of children who have cerebral  
palsy are born with the disorder1       
although cerebral palsy may remain      
undetected for months or years2 ,whereas

 individuals with cerebral palsy also   
have at least #a co-occurring condition1
 with #da percent of such individuals   
having co-occurring epilepsy and nearly 
#g percent having co-occurring autism   
spectrum disorder2 ,whereas the ,centers
 for ,disease ,control and ,prevention  
has released information indicating that
 cerebral palsy is not decreasing in    
prevalence and that an estimated #a in  
#cbc children has cerebral palsy2       
,whereas approximately #hjj1jjj people  
in the ,united ,states are affected by  
cerebral palsy2 ,whereas although there 
is currently no cure for cerebral palsy1
 treatment often improves the           
capabilities of a child with cerebral   
palsy2 ,whereas scientists and          
researchers are hopeful that            
breakthroughs in cerebral palsy research
 will be forthcoming2 ,whereas          
researchers across the ,united ,states  
are conducting important research       
projects involving cerebral palsy2 and  
,whereas the ,senate is an institution  

that can raise awareness in the general 
public and the medical community about  
cerebral palsy3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  
,that the ,senate--  7#a7 designates    
,march #be1 #bjad1 as ,national         
,cerebral ,palsy ,awareness ,day2  7#b7 
encourages all people of the ,united    
,states to become more informed and     
aware of cerebral palsy2 and  7#c7      
respectfully requests the ,secretary of 
the ,senate to transmit a copy of this  
resolution to ,reaching for the ,stars3 
,a ,foundation of ,hope for ,children   
with ,cerebral ,palsy4