Color the World Orange Day

Proclamation
By the Governor of Alabama

WHEREAS, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), also known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) is a nerve disorder that causes chronic pain; and

WHEREAS, the symptoms of CRPS are often described as burning that is out of proportion to the severity of the initial injury and can include extreme sensitivity to the touch and swelling; and

WHEREAS, CRPS was first identified during the Civil War and it remains a poorly-understood condition. There is no cure for CRPS; and

WHEREAS, The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and other institutes of the National Institutes of Health conduct research relating to CRPS; and

WHEREAS, Members of the CRPS community will be spread awareness in November; and

WHEREAS, On Nov. 2, 2015, members of the CRPS/RSD community will be celebrating the second annual Color the World Orange Day to spread awareness of this poorly-understood pain disorder:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby proclaim November 3, 2015, as

Color the World Orange Day

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 10th day of August 2015.

Robert Bentley
Governor