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SEN. BROWN SEEKS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF TAY-SACHS DISEASE
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The office of Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, has issued the following news release:
In an effort to raise awareness about a deadly nerve cell disease, United States Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today introduced a resolution that would designate September as National Tay-Sachs Awareness Month.
Brown was prompted to introduce this resolution after receiving a letter from Kenneth and Julie Bihn, Olmsted Falls, Ohio constituents who requested that the Senator lead the effort in Congress to increase awareness of Tay-Sachs. Their daughter, Dakota, suffers from the disease.
Tay-Sachs is a rare, ...
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