(File Photo of State Representative Rob Matzie)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from State Representative Rob Matzie’s office, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives adopted a resolution from Matzie to raise awareness about multiple sclerosis. House Resolution 31 made the week of March 9-15, 2025 to recognize “Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week” in the state of Pennsylvania. Matzie stated that multiple sclerosis affects nerve signal transmission when the myelin sheath in the central nervous system is attacked. Almost one million Americans are affected by multiple sclerosis and women are more likely to get multiple sclerosis than men by around three times more.