Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Month

Proclamation

By the Governor of Alabama

WHEREAS, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) is often characterized by painful heightening sensitivity to very small amounts of indoor and outdoor air pollution, petrochemicals and other everyday toxins; and

WHEREAS, MCS is a chronic debilitating condition for which there is no known cure, causing financial, employment, learning, housing, health, social and other consequences; and

WHEREAS, the symptoms people report are wide-ranging. They include headache, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, congestion, itching, sneezing, sore throat, chest pain, changes in heart rhythm, breathing problems, muscle pain or stiffness, skin rash, diarrhea, bloating, gas, confusion, trouble concentrating, memory problems, and mood changes; and

WHEREAS, the number one treatment of multiple chemical sensitivity is the avoidance of toxic chemicals:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby proclaim May, 2016, as

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity 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 1st day of May 2016.

Robert Bentley
Governor