Interstitial Cystitis Awareness Month

WHEREAS, 3 to 8 million women in the USA and 1 to 4 million men of all ages suffer the devastating effects of this chronic pelvic pain disorder; and

WHEREAS, medical research efforts into interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome have yet to discover a cause or cure for this disabling medical condition, and federal research money has been severely reduced; and

WHEREAS, many physicians are unaware of the symptoms and effects of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome, causing patients to suffer for many years before they obtain a correct diagnosis and medical treatment; and

 

WHEREAS, there is a critical need to educate and support individuals and families affected by interstitial cystitis:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby proclaim September 2011, as

Interstitial Cystitis

Awareness Month

in the State of the 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 September 2011.

 

                                                                                 Governor Robert Bentley