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P R O CL.A M.A -7,I0 IV <br />'R,4.5; Sclroderma is a chronic, cfisa6ing autoimmune d2sease in <br />lvhich the 6ody's soft trssues sufferfrom an overpro~fuction of collagen andcan <br />affect manyparts of tle 6ody incl~dng s;~i~ internalorgans; and~dlaodvessel,• <br />an~ <br />R~'.q.5; Scl rod rma sufferers aften experience d~amage to tle leart, <br />lungs, kidneys, and-tkegastraintestinalsystem,, an4 <br />~Yy.9!'~'R,~'.A.S; many sufferers cfeveloppulmonary h~ypertension as a resul <br />af constriction of tlie 6ioodvessels,• and, ~ <br />'yy.W'~'R,Tq.5; researchers h~ave yet to i~nt~ t6e exact cause or causes of <br />scl roderma andfiave found-lnks 6etween scl ro~terma andr6eumatic cfzsease,• <br />ana,f <br />V3(2'REA.5, an estimated3oo,o00 .Americans sufferfrom scleroderma, <br />and-8opercent of t6iose are ivomen and-.Afi'ican .Americans are more susce.pti61e <br />to systemic scl rod rrrea; an~,f ' <br />VW'TR~'~;A.S; tlie estimated total economic impact af scl rod rm.a <br />treatment is estimatedto 6e in excess ofsj.s 6illon annually; tlie mor6idty cost <br />associatediyith tliis ~fisease is an estimatedW1,9, ooo, o0o annually; andt6ie drect <br />cost oftreatmentforsclerod rma is estimatedta 6e 914 62 000 00o annually; an,4 <br />3y.~!'~'R~',A.S; tliere is a signi icant nee~ffOYfztrtAer researcli focusing on t6ie <br />epiafemiology of scl rod rma to increase und rstandng of tlie causes of tlie <br />~frsease and-its tYeatment,• <br />.N'O'jI; ?~.~1~'R~'FOR~; I, .JO~' .~1CC.AR~31.1, .9►1.s'T yOR PRO-~'.~1 O,7' ?yfE <br />CI?y O,FP.ARIS, 7`FX.AS, dy the autl~iority vestedin me, andin recognition af tAe <br />foregoing, d-o `iere6y proclaim Sclerod rma .Awareness in tlie City of 1'aris, <br />Lamar County, 7exas, andurge allcitizens to 6e aware oftfie needta educate tle <br />pu6lc a6out autoimmune iseases and-tlie nee~ffor increasedfresearc`i, fundng, <br />andeffective treatmentsfor t6iose d'rseases. <br />L9V"?~'S~".~tONy ir3f~~'1ZTO I have lereunta set my lian~fanr,tcaused the <br />Sealoftlie City to 6e affixedat tke City afParis, tFiis tlie 27tli ctay ofJune, zoll. <br />Joe McCarthy, .rtilayor Pra-?em <br />,Janice 1'llzs, City Clerk <br />.APPRO"VED AS ?JO,TORMI <br />3t! 9lent.rtitcllyar, CityAttorney <br />2 <br />