TITLE: Recognizing May 17, 2017, as Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Awareness Day in memory of Brock Hunter Fleming.

SUMMARY: Recognizing May 17, 2017, as Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Awareness Day in memory of Brock Hunter Fleming.

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WHEREAS, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Awareness Day is taking place on May 17, 2017; and WHEREAS, Each year, hundreds of children in the United States are diagnosed with DIPG, a devastating and highly aggressive type of childhood brain tumor; and WHEREAS, Most commonly found in children between the ages of five and nine, DIPG represents 10 to 20 percent of all pediatric brain tumors and is the leading cause of childhood death due to brain tumors; because the condition is difficult to treat, the prognosis for patients with DIPG remains very poor, with a median survival of just nine months from the time of diagnosis; and WHEREAS, On December 10, 2016, Brock Hunter Fleming of Round Rock lost his battle with DIPG at the age of seven; in response to Brock's story and the experiences of other young people whose lives were cut short by this terrible form of cancer, a coalition of patient advocates across the state is taking action to raise awareness of DIPG in conjunction with Brain Tumor Awareness Month in May; and WHEREAS, Developing effective treatment is crucial to giving children with DIPG hope for the future, and Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Awareness Day provides a welcome opportunity to promote education about the condition and to encourage support for additional research; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas Legislature hereby recognize May 17, 2017, as Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Awareness Day in memory of Brock Hunter Fleming and commend all those throughout the Lone Star State who are working in behalf of the children and families who have been affected by the disease. Gonzales of Williamson Straus Goldman Oliverson Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega Alonzo Gonz lez of El Paso Paddie Alvarado Gooden Parker Anchia Guerra Paul Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan Ar valo Hefner Phillips Ashby Hernandez Pickett Bailes Herrero Price Bell Hinojosa Raney Bernal Holland Raymond Biedermann Howard Reynolds Blanco Huberty Rinaldi Bohac Hunter Roberts Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burns Johnson of Harris Rose Burrows Kacal Sanford Button Keough Schaefer Cain King of Hemphill Schofield Canales King of Parker Schubert Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen Clardy Klick Sheffield Coleman Koop Shine Collier Krause Simmons Cook Kuempel Smithee Cortez Lambert Springer Cosper Landgraf Stephenson Craddick Lang Stickland Cyrier Larson Stucky Dale Laubenberg Swanson Darby Leach Thierry Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris Dean Lucio III Tinderholt Deshotel Martinez Turner Dukes Metcalf Uresti Dutton Meyer VanDeaver Elkins Miller Villalba Faircloth Minjarez Vo Fallon Moody Walle Farrar Morrison White Flynn Mu oz, Jr. Wilson Frank Murphy Workman Frullo Murr Wray Geren Neave Wu Gervin-Hawkins Nev rez Zedler Giddings Oliveira Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2109 was adopted by the House on May 16, 2017, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House