Building on their popular live stream series that covered a number of health and wellness topics at The Mighty, For Grace leaders John Garrett and Cynthia Toussaint are shopping their hosting "sizzle reel" with a video editor/talent agent that aims to help land a production partnership to procure a larger broadcast platform for a health-oriented show. With their special blend of personal struggle, hope and mirth as a patient and caregiver, Garrett and Toussaint envision a program that keys on knowledge and self-care to live one's best life with chronic illness.
As we continue our look at the connection between chronic pain and social isolation, check out For Grace's powerful February Story of the Month. Victoria Killian had already spent years wrangling with migraine and other pain conditions, when Long Covid struck sending her into deep despair and solitude. Battling dark thoughts of disappearing and no one caring, Victoria took to the Internet - where she found a place to rise up, be seen and advocate for others. Victoria found a way out of the disconnection and isolation, and knows others can too when they lead with their hearts.
Exciting developments are happening on the non-opioid pain medication front, and For Grace is taking action to encourage their availability for women in pain. First, Team For Grace recently wrote a letter of support to the Institute of Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) in their on-going evaluation of a new class of non-opioid meds (first in 20 years!) for acute pain. Next, For Grace leadership offered a testimonial for a one-pager encouraging California Governor Gavin Newsom to make an Executive Action mandating parity insurance coverage for non-opioid and opioid drugs.
