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City of Fort Collins
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is thought to be an autoimmune disease where the body's
defense system attacks myelin, the fatty substance that surrounds and protects the nerve fibers of the brain,
optic nerves and spinal cord;the damaged myelin mayform scar tissue(sclerosis)and often, the nervefiber
is also damaged thus nerve impulses to and from the brain are distorted or interrupted; and
WHEREAS,MS is not a fatal disease; individuals with MS have near normal life expectancies and
most people with MS learn to cope with the disease and live full,productive lives; and
WHEREAS, the symptoms of MS may include tingling, numbness,pain, slurred speech, blurred or
double vision, muscle weakness,poor balance,fatigue and forget(ulness, among others; and
WHEREAS,MSis an unpredictable disease with symptoms varyinggreatlyfrom person toperson and
varying over time in the same person; and
WHEREAS, Colorado has one of the highest rates of MS in the country, with 1 in 650, compared,for
example, to 1 in 10,000 in Texas.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ray Martinez, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby proclaim May
2004 as
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AWARENESS MONTH
in the city of Fort Collins.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort Collins this
18th day of May, A.D. 2004.
Mayor
ATTEST.-
City Clerk
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