National Sickle Cell Awareness Month

WHEREAS, Sickle Cell Anemia is a devastating disease affecting thousands of people in our state and across the nation; and

WHEREAS, the suffering of those afflicted with this dreaded disease is often unheard; and

WHEREAS, those that have lost the battle to Sickle Cell Disease are not forgotten; and

WHEREAS, there are  eight Sickle Cell Foundations across the state of Alabama working to improve the quality of life for those fighting Sickle Cell Disease by providing sickle cell counseling, screening, education, emotional support and financial support to the patients and their families; and

WHEREAS, there are three comprehensive Sickle Cell Clinics in the state of Alabama providing medical needs to adult and pediatric Sickle Cell patients; and

WHEREAS, the month of September has been proclaimed National Sickle Cell Awareness Month:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby proclaim the month of September 2012 as

National Sickle Cell Awareness Month

in the state of Alabama.

Given Under My Hand and the Great Seal of the Office of the Governor at the State Capitol in the City of Montgomery on the 20th day of September 2012.

      

Robert Bentley, Governor