International Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day 2023

OCTOBER 7, 2023

WHEREAS, trigeminal neuralgia is a disorder of the fifth cranial nerve that is often called the world’s worst pain; and

WHEREAS, trigeminal neuralgia causes sharp, stabbing, electric-like face pain, and it is not unusual for sufferers to end their lives trying to escape the agonizing pain; and

WHEREAS, the episodes of pain can strike anytime, anywhere, and last for extended periods leaving the person helpless and incapacitated; and

WHEREAS, October 7, 2023, marks International Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day which will see landmarks around the world, including Thunder Bay City hall lighting up teal for the evening in support of this awareness.

NOW THEREFORE, I, Ken Boshcoff, Mayor of the City of Thunder Bay, do hereby proclaim, October 7, 2023 to be Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day, in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, with the lighting of Thunder Bay City Hall to support the fighters, admire the survivors, honor the taken, and never give up hope for a cure.