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MI HR0348

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

9/22/2016

Primary Sponsor

Jeff Irwin

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Origin

House of Representatives

98th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Declares September 26, 2016, as Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Awareness Day in Michigan
  • DIPG is a fatal brain cancer affecting 200 to 400 school-aged children annually in the United States with a five-year survival rate of less than 1 percent
  • Honors Chad Carr, a 5-year-old from Ann Arbor who died of DIPG on November 23, 2015, whose birthday would have been September 26, 2016
  • Recognizes the ChadTough Foundation created by Chad's parents, which has raised over $1 million for pediatric cancer research through donations
  • Urges increased public awareness and funding for research into the prevention and cure of DIPG

Legislative Description

A resolution to declare September 26, 2016, as Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Awareness Day in the state of Michigan.

Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Awareness Day

Last Action

Adopted

9/22/2016

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