2007 Proclamations Kentucky ~ Governor Ernie Fletcher |
“MCS”
Beacon Of Hope Foundation Saving Our Environment Today – For A Healthier & Brighter Tomorrow!
OPEN
LETTER TO: The President, Governors, members of Congress and
Senate of the United States of America, Presidents, Prime Ministers and
World Leaders around the globe, STOP
the POISIONING!!! We,
the people carry the direct consequences of the decisions and choices
our government, businesses and others make. We urgently need your
support to save lives, lifestyles, monetary resources and our
environment today ... for a healthier & brighter tomorrow for all.
On behalf of millions of concerned citizens around the world... we ask
your signature designating the month of May as Toxic Injury Awareness
and Education month. Toxic
Injury is a worldwide problem demanding worldwide solutions. It can
cause abnormal sperm, genital deformity and prostate cancer! Millions of
children, men and woman develop unnecessary, serious debilitating
illness, disability and premature death due to unnecessary air
pollution, mold, toxic metals, pesticides, chlorinated products, air
fresheners (petrochemical derivatives) toxic cleaners and other
chemicals found in homes, schools, work places, and environment. We must
use safer products and procedures, stop the poisoning that causes excess
asthma, autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases and other toxic
related illness which are devastating to people, the health care system,
work performance and attendance, insurance cost and the economy. Medical
conditions aggravated by toxic exposures include migraine, asthma,
sinusitis, otitis, emphysema, autoimmune diseases, chronic fatigue,
liver disease, attention deficit, hyperactivity, autism, Parkinson’s,
fibromyalgia, and many more diseases involving inflammation. Once
damaged, our bodies adversely react to more substances at much lower
levels, which cause difficulty breathing, impair balance, thinking,
seizures, etc. Many
toxins are carcinogenic, endocrine/hormone disrupting, respiratory
irritants, and/or sensitizers causing serious health effects and are
listed on the EPA, RCRA and CERCIA Hazardous waste lists. Preventable
disability from toxins interferes with learning in schools and on the
job by impairing brain function. It also creates loss of otherwise
productive workers, a tragedy to them and the economy. It interferes
with national and international best use of human resources, and defeats
the ethical and spiritual need to cherish every human life. Doctors
are withdrawing children from school and adults from work because
medically required reasonable accommodations are being denied.
Readily achievable accommodations are NOT costly and allow
everyone access to school, church, work, and to interact with others in
public sporting, and other social events. Many also are forced to forgo
the joy of family and holiday celebrations, weddings and even
funeral/memorial services for loved ones due to lack of required
accommodations. This information gap creates painful restrictions and
social isolation. Toxic
Injury (also called, chemical illness, environmental illness, gulf war
illness, sick building syndrome, “mcs”, etc.) can affect the
respiratory, central nervous, immune, musculoskeletal, porphyrin
metabolism and hormone systems. Symptoms can include but are not limited
to burning sensation, skin rashes, metallic taste in mouth, irritated
eyes, ears, nose, throat, severe sinus and/or migraine headaches,
difficulty breathing, trouble concentrating, attention deficit,
hyperactivity in children, short term memory loss, poor coordination,
stroke like brain damage, seizures, heart palpations, chronic fatigue,
aching joints and muscles. Chronic
effects can include permanent/long standing learning disability, autism,
autoimmune or neurodegenerative disease, leukemia, brain and other
cancers. Toxic
Injury is a chronic debilitating condition for which there is no known
cure. Treatment is expensive, requires major environmental controls and
few doctors are trained to treat/help heal the effects. Just
as physical barriers prevent wheelchair access, invisible barriers
(toxic chemicals, pesticides, scented products and mold) prevent use of
public facilities, schools, places of employment, hospitals, medical and
dental care facilities, emergency, assisted and residential housing to
those with toxic injury. These toxic barriers STOP those with toxic
exacerbated illness from having necessary access! Given a controlled
environment and reasonable accommodations, many persons with
chemically exacerbated illnesses could be self-reliant, financially
independent and not forced onto welfare. Safer
choices, products and practices are available, affordable, and
effective. As our elected officials, it is your duty to protect the
health of all citizens, our environment and natural resources. As
citizens from around the world, we unite asking you, our elected
officials, to exercise your power and responsibility to implement good
stewardship, and to stop unnecessary toxic harm. Safer
choices, products and practices, raising awareness and using prevention,
improving the quality of our indoor/outdoor air, water supply, food,
natural resources, and better labels and label laws of products
containing any known or suspected toxic substances or allergens is
needed. Adequate
training and continuing education will help provide health care
professionals information to better identify and treat toxic illness
early, before disability develops. Misdiagnosis, mistreatment, and
discrimination against those with toxic exacerbated illness can be
avoided as government officials; health professionals, family members
and society become more educated on serious toxic illnesses.
We
must work together to remove all barriers and open the doors that are
closed to anyone because of a disability or special need
accommodation. “Disability Profiling” is truly unjust. Someone’s
difference or disability does not make their life any less valuable,
less important, nor disposable. 28
or more governors have proclaimed May Toxic Injury Awareness and
Education month or signed similar proclamations.
Many thousands of others have signed on in support of this or
similar proclamations. Please help prevent families (perhaps
your own) from these avoidable tragedies. Sign the proclamation
proclaiming May Toxic Injury Awareness and Education Month and please
send a copy to the representative from your state/country and to Peggy
Troiano (addresses listed below). You
may visit: www.mcsbeaconofhope.com
to view signatures and comments from citizens worldwide that are
struggling to survive with or who have lost a loved one from Toxic
Injury. The 2006 Signed Toxic Injury Awareness & Education
Proclamations may be viewed at: http://mcsbeaconofhope.com/prc2005m.html
OR
http://tinyurl.com/j6cf6 Statistics:
http://www.mcsbeaconofhope.com/stat2005.html Don’t
let this happen to Your Child or Loved One ….
Get
Involved … Become Aware … Make Safer Choices! We
from the Toxic Injury Awareness Group, thank you for your time and
consideration of these important life, health, housing, education,
financial and environmental problems. Sincerely,
your friends in Hope & Health, Peggy
Troiano, Executive Director: 601
Starkey Road # 99 Largo, Florida 33771 E-mail:
mcsbeaconofhope@yahoo.com
Ph.
727-530-0169
Julia
Williams, Director: E-mail:
juliamcs2004@yahoo.com
Cell
# 727-422-5184 Sharon
Galloway, Representative and Program Coordinator 5634
Mt. Gilead Road Reisterstown,
Maryland 21136 E-mail:
svgalloway@gmail.com Ph.
410-833-5588 State
and Country Representatives listed at: http://mcsbeaconofhope.com/a_special_thanks_to_all_state_an.htm
“MCS”
in the “MCS” Beacon of Hope Foundation stands for: multiple toxins
are involved, multiple symptoms occur and multiple body systems are
damaged. The
“MCS” Beacon of Hope Foundation is a 501(C) (3) under the National
Heritage Foundation |
