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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Wenter Blair Anderson of Ponder has worked |
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tirelessly to raise awareness about the genetic cardiovascular |
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disorder known as Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH); and |
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WHEREAS, A life-threatening hereditary condition, Familial |
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Hypercholesterolemia causes high levels of LDL cholesterol, and if |
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left untreated, increases the risk of heart attacks and |
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cardiovascular disease; it is estimated that 1 in 250 people |
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worldwide and 1.3 million Americans suffer from FH, though less |
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than 10 percent of those affected are ever diagnosed prior to an |
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unexpected heart attack or stroke in early adulthood; and |
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WHEREAS, Since learning that she and her son both tested |
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positive for FH, Wenter Blair Anderson has dedicated herself to |
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educating the public about the disorder; she has advocated for |
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legislation that would require all incoming third and fourth |
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graders in Texas to have a lipid panel to screen for FH, and she has |
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been invited to speak at a number of medical conferences, including |
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the first global symposium for pediatric and adolescent FH in |
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Athens, Greece, and the Go Red Luncheons in Dallas and Colorado |
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Springs, Colorado; furthermore, she is a founding board member and |
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former vice president of the FH Foundation, and she also serves on |
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the National Lipid Association Foundation Board of Directors and |
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has served on the American Heart Association Texas Legislative |
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Advisory Board; and |
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WHEREAS, Public awareness is a crucial tool in helping to |
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ensure that more cases of FH are diagnosed and treated as early as |
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possible, and Wenter Blair Anderson is indeed worthy of recognition |
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for her efforts to address this serious medical condition; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Wenter Blair Anderson for raising |
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awareness about Familial Hypercholesterolemia and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued success with her important work; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Anderson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |