People simply must pay attention to the suffering and life-disrupting plight of people who suffer from Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN), also known as Tic Douloureux or “the Suicide Disease.” Lack of funding and awareness means there is little accurate data on exactly how many global citizens are currently facing the destructive plight of this illness. Information from the Facial Pain Research Foundation suggests it is approximately 4 to 8 million sufferers worldwide (1 in every 20 thousand individuals). While the last epidemiological study on the prevalence of this disease is more than 25 years old, leading medical experts believe that it currently afflicts .01% of the world’s population. Misdiagnoses and failed medicinal and surgical treatments are prevalent. Given the severity of this pain and the estimated number of patients worldwide, including children, it seems to defy belief that so little is being done to help the afflicted. Once again we're "Lighting Up Teal" this October 7 2014 for awareness.Early approvals from:
CN Tower Canada
Gateshead Millenium Bridge England
Mid Hudson Bridge USA
BC Place Stadium Canada
Niagara Falls Canada/USA
The Luminarie De Cagna Belgium
Minneapolis I-35 Bridge USA
Suntrust Building FL
The Torch Doho Hotel in Qatar
Norbert Becky Bridge IL USA