,,iv  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #ah1      
#bjba,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois
 submitted the following resolution2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,,resolution     
,supporting the designation of the third
 week of ,november1 ,november #ad to    
,november #bj1 #bjba1 as ,,ted          
,awareness ,week4  ,whereas the         
,national ,institutes of ,health defines
 a rare disease as a condition that     
affects fewer than #bjj1jjj people in   
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas currently 
there are approximately #g1jjj rare     
diseases impacting almost #cj1jjj1jjj   
,americans2 ,whereas thyroid eye disease
 7,,ted7 is a serious1 progressive1 and 
rare autoimmune condition in which the  
body's immune system mistakenly attacks 
healthy muscle and fat tissue behind the
 eye1 causing inflammation and scar     
tissue to form2 ,whereas people living  
with ,,ted often have debilitating      

symptoms of eye bulging1 double vision1 
blurred vision1 pain1 and facial        
disfigurement1 and in severe cases1     
,,ted can lead to blindness2 ,whereas   
people living with ,,ted are often      
impacted by long-term functional1       
psychosocial1 and economic burdens1     
including the inability to work or      
perform activities of daily living2     
,whereas the exact underlying process by
 which ,,ted occurs is not fully        
understood1 and ,,ted is a serious1     
vision-threatening condition that can   
get worse over time2 ,whereas ,,ted is a
 rare disease and is estimated to have a
 prevalence of #af per #ajj1jjj women in
 the ,united ,states1 and #b4i per      
#ajj1jjj men in the ,united ,states2    
,whereas a diagnosis of ,,ted is based  
upon identification of characteristic   
symptoms1 a detailed patient history1 a 
thorough clinical evaluation1 and a     
variety of specialized tests2 and       
,whereas there is a genetic component to
 the condition1 and people who have a   

family member with the disease or a     
family member with an autoimmune disease
 are at a greater risk of developing the
 condition3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that
 the ,house of ,representatives         
recognizes those leading advocacy       
organizations1 including the ,autoimmune
 ,association and ,prevent ,blindness1  
that are engaged in disease awareness   
and patient support about ,,ted1 and    
supports the designation of a ,,ted     
,awareness ,week4