Color The World Orange!

Very few people have ever heard of CRPS/RSD, let alone know what it is.  The mission of  The Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association is to provide support, education, and hope to all affected by the pain and disability of CRPS/RSD, while they drive research to develop better treatments and a cure.



I recently found the following description of what CRPS/RSD feels like.  It describes it very well.

A Pain Management doctor explained it this way..... Think of the big, initial flare of pain you get when you burn your finger, stub your toe, or hit your elbow's "funny bone", something everyone can relate to.  Now imagine that wires in your body become unable to turn off that initial warning system.  The initial pain flare, enough to cause you to jerk your hand away from the flame, jump around cursing your stubbed toe, or grab your elbow in extreme pain, never goes away.  That warning system has now gone into overdrive...warning you of an injury that no longer exists.  It never stops trying to warn you and that initial pain never goes away.  Ever.

Now imagine you have this malfunctioning car next to you for the rest of your life. It is always within ear shot.  It follows you everywhere.  And the alarm never stops.  Screaming, Wailing, Warning of an emergency that isn't there....Warning!!!  Danger!!!  Warning!!! Danger!!!  Warning!!!  Danger!!!  Warning!!!  Danger!!!  Warning!!!  Danger!!!.... Feeling any stress or anxiety yet?  That is CRPS/RSD in a nutshell.  We can take medications to help manage the pain or help us sleep, but it really can only serve to dampen the "noise".


Color The World Orange is an annual event held the first Monday of November to spread awareness of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), also known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD). The fourth annual event will be held November 6, 2017.
Across the globe CRPS/RSD patients and supporters will be wearing orange, as well as planning events to spread awareness and raising funds to support research of this debilitating condition. All donations to this page will go to the U.S. non-profit RSDSA for research. Color The World Orange does not receive any money from this fundraiser.
Color The World Orange is a day for the whole community to join together and show that even though we are in pain, we are strong!

• For more information visit Color The World Orange:
  • Website: Color The World Orange
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ColorTheWorldOrange
  • Email: CRPSOrangeDay@yahoo.com
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/CRPSOrangeDay 
  • Instagram: http://instagram.com/colortheworldorange
• To Donate or Fundraise Click Here

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50 Buildings across the US, UK and Australia have already agreed to turn orange this year!   So when you see orange on November 6, 2017 in the following locations, you will know what it stands for...

U.S.
ALABAMA:
RSA Building in Mobile, Alabama
RSA Building in Montgomery, Alabama

FLORIDA:
Coca-Cola Orlando Eye in Orlando, Florida
Orlando sign in Orlando, Florida
Lake Eola Fountain in Orlando, Florida
Amway Center spire in Orlando, Florida
Tower of Light sculpture in Orlando, Florida
Astrogenesis II sculpture in Orlando, Florida
Take Flight sculpture in Orlando, Florida
Cedar of Lebanon sculpture in Orlando, Florida
Global Convergence sculpture in Orlando, Florida

ILLINOIS:
BOMA/CHICAGO buildings in Chicago, Illinois

INDIANA:
Indianapolis Power & Light Company (IPL) building

MASSACHUSETTS:
Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge in Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Harbor Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts

MINNESOTA:
France Avenue in Edina, Minnesota
IDS Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hennepin County Lowry Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota

MISSOURI:
The James S. McDonnell Planetarium at the St. Louis Science Center
Kansas City Power & Light Building in Kansas City, Missouri

NEBRASKA:
Woodmen Life Tower in Omaha, Nebraska

NEVADA:
Las Vegas City Hall in Las Vegas, Nevada

NEW YORK:
Rochester City Hall steps in Rochester, New York
Peace Bridge in Buffalo, New York
Niagara Falls in Niagara, New York

NORTH CAROLINA:
Wells Fargo Duke Energy Center in Charlotte, North Carolina

OHIO:
Terminal Tower in Cleveland, Ohio

OKLAHOMA:
Crystal Bridge at Myriad Gardens in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Skydance Bridge in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

TEXAS:
Bank of America Plaza in Dallas, Texas

CANADA
High Level Bridge in Edmonton
Calgary Tower in Calgary
CN Tower in Toronto
Reconciliation Bridge, formerly known as the Langevin Bridge, in Calgary
BC Place in Vancouver
Fountain in Nanaimo, BC
Peace Bridge that crosses Niagara River – Fort Erie, Ontario Canada
Niagara Falls

U.K.
Trafalgar Square fountains in London
Emirates Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth
Fresh Direct Arena in Leeds
Swindon Central Library in Swindon

AUSTRALIA
Rambo, The Big Merino, in Goulburn, NSW
The Goulburn Soldiers Club in Goulburn, NSW
Wendy’s Milk Bar in Goulburn, NSW
Adelaide Oval in Adelaide
Torrens Footbridge in Adelaide
Riverbank Precinct in Adelaide
Hobart Railway Roundabout in Tasmania
Brisbane City Hall in Brisbane
King George Square in Brisbane
Sandgate City Hall in Brisbane
Story Bridge in Brisbane
The Bell Tower in Perth, Australia
The Elizabeth Quay in Perth, Australia
AAMI Park in Melbourne, Australia
Franklin Square Fountain in Hobart, Australia
SkyPoint in Queensland, Australia

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For more information and support, go to:

rsdsa.org