Your 2025 tax-deductible donation will aid For Grace's global efforts to empower women in pain, sensitize the media and public about pain care gender bias and influence policy makers to embrace chronic pain as a public health crisis. It is because of your generosity we are able to continue our education and awareness programs to better the lives of women who are challenged by life-altering chronic pain. Link here to read our 2025 holiday appeal letter that spotlights our accomplishments this year including our Women In Pain Nation Campaign!
Check out For Grace's December Story of the Month as we wrap up this year's theme of the connection between chronic pain and social isolation. It was only seven years ago when Glenna McPartland was working full-time as a preschool teacher. Since then, her progressive Ehler's-Danlos Syndrome has taken more and more away, cutting her off from others for days on end, making each morning something out of Groundhog's Day. Now with the love of her mother, Glenna has "glimmers" (good days) where, with gratitude, she can step back into life.
Everyone loves a comeback story - and so it is at For Grace as we start seeking new submissions for our Share Your Story Project's 2026 theme. We all know the tales of how high-impact chronic pain can derail a life, turning it upside down and inside out. But what about those stories where someone has pulled up their bootstraps, dusted themselves off and moved on to a thriving new life, with or without better wellness? If you have a comeback story of redemption and renewal from the dregs of chronic pain, link here to find out how to submit.
Twenty years ago from her bed, For Grace spokesperson Cynthia Toussaint pitched a segment idea to the producers at Discovery Health's Mystery Diagnosis, one that pulled back the curtain on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, a devastating disease that has upended countless lives. Once greenlit, Cynthia and her partner John unblinkingly shared their CRPS experience, telling their tale of heartbreak, but ultimate triumph, through love and perseverance. We just learned that this 18-minute episode is airing again worldwide, illustrating the power of picking up the phone and sharing one's passion. You can view Part One and Two here.
