,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #egf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ah1
 #bjah,mr4 ,blunt 7for himself and ,mr4 
,nelson7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,designating ,september   
#d1 #bjah1 as ,national ,polycystic     
,kidney ,disease ,awareness ,day1 and   
raising awareness and understanding of  
polycystic kidney disease4  ,whereas    
designating ,september #d1 #bjah1 as    
,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 help to foster an             
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 are very few treatments  
and still no cure for polycystic kidney 
disease1 which is one of the #d leading 
causes of kidney failure in the ,united 
,states2 ,whereas #ej percent of        
patients with polycystic kidney disease 
suffer 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 ,states2 ,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 of  
patients with polycystic kidney disease 
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 because of 
their anxiety over pain1 suffering1 and 
premature death2 ,whereas the ,,pkd     
,foundation and its more than #ej       
volunteer chapters around the ,united   
,states are dedicated to-- 7#a7         
conducting research to find treatments  
and a cure for polycystic kidney        
disease2  7#b7 fostering public         
awareness and understanding of          
polycystic kidney disease2  7#c7        
educating patients and their families   
about the disease to improve their      
treatment and care2 and  7#d7 providing 
support1 including by sponsoring the    
annual ,walk for ,,pkd to raise funds   
for polycystic kidney disease research1 
education1 advocacy1 and awareness2 and 
,whereas the ,,pkd ,foundation is       
partnering on ,september #d1 #bjah1 with
 sister organizations in ,canada1 the   
,commonwealth of ,australia1 and other  
countries to increase international     
awareness of polycystic kidney disease3 
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the        

,senate-- 7#a7 designates ,september #d1
 #bjah1 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 disease1 and to    
foster an understanding of the impact of
 the disease on patients and their      
families4