,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #fja  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bi1 #bjaf  
,mr4 ,isakson 7= himself & ,mr4 ,m]kley7
 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0    
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,designat+ ,septemb] #bjaf z ,national  
,dy/onia ,aw>5ess ,mon? & rais+ aw>5ess 
& und]/&+ ( ! disord] ( dy/onia4  ,:]eas
 ,national ,dy/onia ,aw>5ess ,mon? w    
raise public aw>5ess & und]/&+ ( !      
disord] ( dy/onia1 :i* has num]\s       
manife/ations affect+ p ( all ages1     
races1 g5d]s1 & backgr\nds2 ,:]eas      
,national ,dy/onia ,aw>5ess ,mon? w also
 fo/] und]/&+ ( ! impact ! v>i\s =ms (  
dy/onia h on ! individuals :o are       
affect$ & ! families ( ^? individuals2  
,:]eas dy/onia is a neurological disord]
 pres5t+ 9 v>i\s =ms1 *>act]iz$ by      
involunt>y muscle contractions t cause  
abnormal & (t5 repetitive movem5ts or   
po/ures2 ,:]eas symptoms ( dy/onia may  
imp$e ! ability ( an individual-- 7#a7  
to walk1 z 9 g5]aliz$ dy/onia or limb   

dy/onia2  7#b7 to control ! po/ure ( !  
head ( ! individual1 z 9 c]vical        
dy/onia2  7#c7 to speak1 z 9 spasmodic  
dysphonia or orom&ibul> dy/onia2  7#d7  
to see1 z 9 bleph>ospasm2 or  7#e7 to   
write1 z 9 h& dy/onia2  ,:]eas !re are  
limit$ treatm5ts & no cure = dy/onia2   
,:]eas dy/onia is commonly misdiagnos$1 
delay+ access to appropriate m$ical c>e 
= ^? individuals :o are affect$2 ,:]eas 
c\ntless fri5ds1 lov$ ones1 sp\ses1 &   
c>egiv]s mu/ %\ld] ! physical1          
emotional1 & f9ancial burd5s t dy/onia  
causes2 ,:]eas ! sev]ity ( ! symptoms ( 
dy/onia & ! limit$ public aw>5ess ( !   
disease cause _m pati5ts to be isolat$2 
,:]eas ! dy/onia community is unit+ to  
coop]ate on aw>5ess ef=ts ?r\gh\t       
,septemb] ( #bjaf2 & ,:]eas ! ,b5ign    
,ess5tial ,bleph>ospasm ,rese>*         
,f\ndation1 ,dy/onia1 ,inc41 ! ,dy/onia 
,m$ical ,rese>* ,f\ndation1 ! ,national 
,spasmodic ,dysphonia ,association1 & ! 
,national ,spasmodic ,torticollis       
,association are d$icat$ to--  7#a7     

conduct+ rese>* to f9d treatm5ts & a    
cure = dy/onia2  7#b7 fo/]+ public      
aw>5ess & und]/&+ ( dy/onia2  7#c7      
educat+ pati5ts & _! families ab\t      
dy/onia to improve ! treatm5t ( & c>e = 
pati5ts2 &  7#d7 provid+ support &      
enc\rag+ individuals to become          
advocates1 includ+ by sponsor+ annual   
pati5t education conf]5ces1 s*ool-bas$  
educational programs1 & local ev5ts to  
raise funds = dy/onia rese>*1 education1
 advocacy1 & aw>5ess3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  
,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 designates ,septemb] 
#bjaf z ,national ,dy/onia ,aw>5ess     
,mon?2  7#b7 supports ! goals & ideals (
 ,national ,dy/onia ,aw>5ess ,mon? to   
raise public aw>5ess & und]/&+ (        
dy/onia2  7#c7 recognizes ! ne$ =       
additional rese>* to f9d a cure = all   
=ms ( dy/onia2 &  7#d7 enc\rages all p 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & int]e/$ gr\ps to     
support ,national ,dy/onia ,aw>5ess     
,mon? ?r\gh v>i\s appropriate c]emonies 
& activities--  7,a7 to promote public  
aw>5ess ( dy/onia2 &  7,b7 to fo/] !    

und]/&+ ( ! impact ( dy/onia on pati5ts 
& _! families4